You don't need to put a diagonal line in the cell - format the cell(s) with
an outline (i.e. 4 lines around it), and then when you orient the text at an
angle the sides of the cell(s) will also show up at an angle.

Hope this helps.

Pete

"Rosi" wrote in message
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I'm trying to create a spread sheet with cells that are slanted at the
top.
I formatted the cell using the slanted line. Now I am trying to enter
text
in that cell that is also diagonal. When I enter the text it is at the
angle
that I want, but the slanted border erases. Why does it do that?