Rotate the text box to any angle

There are few options available for rotating the text box to any angle and are discussed below.
a. Rotate to any angle with no degree level precision
Click the rotation handle and drag in the direction that you want to rotate to any angle with no degree level precision.
b. Manually rotate with 15 degrees precision
Press and hold the CTRL key. Click the rotation handle and drag in the direction that you want to rotate with 15 degrees precision.
c. Specifying an exact rotation
Select the text box. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Arrange group, click Rotate and click More Rotate Options. In the Size and Properties dialog box, enter a value in the Rotation box.

Rotate text box 90 degrees to the left or right

You can rotate a text box in increments of 90 degrees to the left or right. Perform the following steps to rotate text box 90 degrees to the left or right.
1. Click to select the text box.
2. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Arrange group, click Rotate.
3. Do one of the following:

• Click Rotate Right 90° to rotate the text box 90 degrees to the right. On clicking the Rotate Right 90° command again will rotate the text box 90 degrees to the right. 
• Click Rotate Left 90° to rotate the text box 90 degrees to the left. On clicking the Rotate Left 90° command again will rotate the text box 90 degrees to the left.

Change the shape of the text box to another shape

By default, text box is rectangular or square shaped depending on how you draw the text box. You may change the shape of the text box by performing the following steps:
1. Click the text box to select it.
2. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Insert Shapes group, click Edit Shape, point to Change Shape and click to select any shape.