30 | 7.1 Text Boxes
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7. Label Design
7.1 Text Boxes
Text boxes let you position text anywhere on a document. They can have borders and be
filled with color, or have no borders and be transparent. They’re ideal for grouping text
and graphics. You can format text within the text box to the size and style you choose.
Add a text box by clicking Insert on the Word toolbar
, then click
Text Box. A menu appears displaying several text box templates.
Click Draw Text Box at the bottom of the menu
, then draw a square on the blank page where you would like the text
box to appear.
A text box with eight small boxes (handlebars) along its border
appears at the location you clicked. You can begin entering text
immediately. The text box expands as you enter text.
7.1.1 CHANGING TEXT BOX SIZE
The “handlebars” let you change text box size. Click on a handlebar and drag it until the
text box is the desired size. Dragging a middle-top or middle-side handlebar changes the
width or height of the text box. Dragging a corner handlebar lets you change width and
height simultaneously.
NOTE: Pressing the Shift Key while dragging a corner handlebar changes a text box’s
width/height proportionately.
FIGURE 1 Text box with
eight “handlebars”
FIGURE 2 Text box lengths and
widths can be changed by dragging a
handlebar until the text box is the size
you want.
FIGURE 3 Text boxes can be resized proportionately by
holding down the Shift Key while dragging a corner box
(handlebar). This text box is being enlarged by dragging a
corner handlebar while pressing the Shift Key.
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