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COMPUTER
SKILLS AND TIP SHEETS |
MS
Word 2002 - Text boxes 
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A text box is a box that can hold text. It can be resized and moved. You can use a text box to position blocks of text on a page.
To insert a text box:
1. Click Insert | Text Box on the Menu bar. Another way of inserting a text box is to click the "Text Box" icon  on the drawing toolbar.
The mouse pointer changes to a cross-hair 
2. Click and drag the mouse pointer to draw a text box at the desired location.
You can fill a text box with color by selecting the area to be filled and
using the Fill color  icon on the drawing toolbar.
To insert text inside a text box:
1. Click anywhere inside the text box.
The text box will be selected and the cursor will appear inside the text box, as shown below:
When you type, the text is inserted into the text box, as shown below:
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