\usepackage {graphics,pspicture} % Zero height rule of width of one quad \newcommand{\IR}[1]{\rule{1em}{0pt}% \makebox[0cm][c]{\rotatebox{45}{\ #1}}} \begin{tabular}{rrr} \IR{Column 1} & \IR{Column 2} & \IR{Column 3} \\\hline 1& 2& 3 \\ 4& 5& 6 \\ 7& 8& 9 \\\hline \end{tabular}