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Rotate Arbitrary Text outside of Graphics
Rotate text outside of graphics. Rotated text is fully editable.
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Style[Grid[{

	{Rotate["Northwest", 135\[Degree]], Rotate["North", 90\[Degree]], Rotate["Northeast", 45\[Degree]]},

	{Rotate["West", 180\[Degree]], "\[UpArrow]", Rotate["East", 0\[Degree]]},

	{Rotate["Southwest", -135\[Degree]], Rotate["South", -90\[Degree]], Rotate["Southeast", -45\[Degree]]}

	}], FontFamily->"Helvetica", FontSize->18, FontWeight->"Bold"]
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