>is it possible to print in report word with vertical letters but not one >letter above other, yet one beside others?

I don't think it is possible to rotate text using the Fox report writer
(unless you send specific esc codes to the printer - which requires you to know exactly what type of printer you will be printing on)

The best way to achieve this is by using Excel - you can do whatever you want once it is in Excel.

I don't know if Crystal Reports can do this - maybe someone else knows...

HTH

Will