Microsoft Word 2007 – Text Boxes

Text boxes will give you control over the position of a block of text in your document. You can place text boxes anywhere in the document and format them with shading and borders.

To insert a text box in your Word 2007 document:

1. Click on Insert

2. Click on Text Box. You will see a gallery of pre-formatted text boxes. These are an easy way to add well-designed text boxes to your document. Scroll through the list and click one to insert it in your document.

3. Your text box appears with a border that you can use to resize or reposition the text box.

4. Click inside the text box to start typing.

You can also draw your own text box. To draw your own text box, click Draw text box. Position the cursor where you would like to place the corner of your text box. Click and drag to draw your text box.

Text boxes are very useful whether you want to add a caption under a picture or image or just to have text stand out differently in your document.

Experiment and have fun!