rotate a text box 270 deg

I am trying to rotate text in a text box by 270 deg, I have read I can use
tb-rl but when I enter this into the direction Propertie of the textbox I get
an invaild Direction error.
Any Ides
Using VS 2005 & RS2005You want to use the 'WritingMode' property of the textbox.
Andy Potter|||is it possible to rotate text in 270 degrees.
Please reply.
Thanks,
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Rao
"Potter" wrote:
> You want to use the 'WritingMode' property of the textbox.
> Andy Potter
>