How to Rotate a Table in Microsoft Word

1. Select an entire table in a Word document, then click the 'Layout' tab.
2. Click the 'Text Direction' button in the Alignment group to rotate the table 90 degrees clockwise. Click again to rotate 180 degrees, 270 degrees from the start -- Word assumes you do not want an upside-down table, nor does it allow a freely rotated table, slanting to odd degrees.
3. Adjust cell borders by clicking and dragging as necessary.