sideways text ??

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ian

Hello folks !

can anyone tell me how to draw some text that is on it's side going up the
page ?

Thanks,
Ian.
 
use a Matrix, Matrix.Rotate() it, and put it in the Graphics object's
Transform property
 
* "ian said:
can anyone tell me how to draw some text that is on it's side going up the
page ?
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In the form's 'Paint' event handler or 'OnPaint' method:

\\\
e.Graphics.RotateTransform(90);
e.Graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", this.Font, Brushes.Blue, 0, 0);
///
 
Remember that rotating the graphics transform usually takes place around the
origin so rotating text 90 degrees and drawing it at 0,0 will show nothing
because the text is rotated off the screen.

The GDI+ FAQ has an article on how to draw rotated text.

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