- How To Insert A Few Text Box In Word For Mac Free
- How To Create A Text Box In Word
- How To Insert A Few Text Box In Word For Mac
I selected my theme, and am trying to insert a text box and some word art. I click the text box button, drag and create the box I want. Then, I try to click in it, and type- but it disappears. On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Text Box, and then click Draw Text Box. To position the text box, click it, and then when the pointer becomes a, drag the text box to a new location. You can change or remove a border from a text box or shape or add a fill or effect to a shape or text box.
How can I make my text follow a curve or arch shape in Microsoft Word for Mac 2011?
Daniel♦
4 Answers
Insert -> WordArt, then Format tab appears.
Click Review tab.
Click Format tab again.
Now, click Effects button ('A'), and select 'Transform' from the drop-down menu.
The arch, wavy lines, and other formats are shown under the 'Warp' section on the ribbon.
In Office 11 (Mac) at the top, go to VIEW and make sure 'Standard' is selected under 'Toolbars'. Go to Insert → WordArt. Type in your text in the wordart box. Hit the 'Format' button, right next to 'Home'. One of your new selections under 'Text Styles' should be 'Effects'. Click on Effects and select the last selection, 'Transform'.
You should have a whole selection of options including curving text up or down, and making circles. You can edit the curvature by pulling on the text box handles, up and down, and on the corners. You can rotate the text box by clicking and holding on the long 'knob' on the text box.
myhdHere is a graphic showing how to do this in Word 2011 for Mac:
Tom GeweckeStill a little hidden, but here's one way to get there . . .
Start a text boxSelect INSERT and then Word ArtChoose your Word Art style and write your phraseHighlight itGo to the TOOLBOX section QUICK STYLES AND EFFECTS and choose the abc option
Then play with the magenta square on the text box and the size of the text box (as well as the rotate text box) to get the curve you want
A little harder than on a PC but everything else is worth this minor hassle.
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Microsoft provides different options for creating a box in Word, but the method you select will depend on your needs. For instance, you can create a box to emphasize text or create one that is an object in a picture. The box can be as small or as large as the page will allow. You can also enhance the appearance of the box with other tools in Microsoft Word.
Step 1
How To Insert A Few Text Box In Word For Mac Free
Place a text box in the Word document. Click the text box on the drawing toolbar at the bottom of the document. The text box icon has an image of a page with the letter 'A' on the upper left side. Click on the page, hold the left mouse button down and drag. As you drag, a text box will appear. Release the button when the box is as big as you wish. You can type text into the box.
Step 2
Insert a shape. Click the rectangle on the drawing toolbar. Click on the page and drag the cursor until the box is at the required size. Release the button.
Step 3
How To Create A Text Box In Word
Make a box with the 'Table' command. Click 'Table' on the navigation menu and select 'Draw a table.' Click the table icon in the 'Tables and Borders' dialog box. Use the 'Number of columns' and 'Number of rows' fields to make the table as big as you wish. Click the 'OK' button. Highlight the table then click 'Table' on the navigation bar. Select 'Merge cells.' The program merges the cells together so the table becomes a box.
Use the features in the drawing toolbar to change the appearance of the boxes, if you wish. For instance, you can add a shadow, change the background color and make the box a 3D object. Note that it is not possible to alter tables with the drawing toolbar.