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# Direction

Direction lets you pick the orientation for the text. Powerviz advanced word cloud offers 8 distinct orientations as shown in the below image. When you pick a direction, the words will be arranged in a way that looks nice and is easy to read.

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### How to apply different directions?

* To apply a direction
* Go to the advanced setting panel “⚙️” > Select the direction you want to apply > Hit apply
* Result- Words will be organized in the selected direction.

<figure><img src="/files/At8QrPBuuduybx8FaXy9" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="info" %}
Note: If the words do not fit together nicely, try resizing the text size and gap.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
Note: For better rendering of words in shapes you can use different types of directions.
{% endhint %}