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I have some important information that I want
to place emphasis on and have the ability

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to move the text around on the page.

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I could just change the style of my font but
I would rather place the information in a

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separate area.

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To do this I can insert a text box.

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Start by clicking on the Insert tab located
on the Ribbon.

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Then click on Text Box.

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Word 2007 gives us built-in choices that are
different sizes, shapes, and colors, or we

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can draw our own.

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The built-in choices are really nice but I
already have an idea of what I want to see

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so I'll draw my own box this time!

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When you click on Draw Text Box a little crosshair
appears.

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If you hold down and drag your left mouse
button you can draw your text box.

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When you release the mouse you will notice
that a new tab appears on your Ribbon.

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This is the Format tab.

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Wow!

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There are so many options to choose from.

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We can choose which direction the text should
lead, the style of the text box, shadow effects,

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3-D effects, and more!

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Let's change the style of the text box.

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While on the Format tab, I can click on the
More arrow located on the Text Box Styles

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menu.

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By scrolling over the gallery of options,
Live Preview allows me to view how my text

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box will look when different styles are applied.

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When you decide which option is best for you,
left-click it.

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If I don't like the fill color or the line
color I can use my Shape Fill and ShapeOutline

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options to make changes.

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Let's change the outline to purple!

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Text boxes don't have to be rectangles and
squares!

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I can also change the shape of my text box.

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To change the shape, go back to the Format
tab, click on Change Shape, and a gallery

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of options appear.

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Then all I have to do is select my choice
by left-clicking on the new shape.

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Hmm..

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That's interesting but it won'twork for my
event.

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I'll undo my changes by clicking on the Undo
command on the Quick Accesstoolbar and stick

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with the rectangle.

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One of the wonderful benefits to creating
a text-box is the ability to move it anywhere

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you desire!

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I can move the text box by clicking on the
edge of the box and holding down the left

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mouse button then dragging the box to my desired
location.

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Now I need to actually insert my text!

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To do this, just click inside the text box
and start typing.

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I'm going to cheat for a moment and paste
the rest of my text.

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It looks like I needto edit the text inside
my textbox.

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I would like to make the font size all the
same and underline Guests.

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All I need to do is go to the Home tab,

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select all of my text, and decide on a font
size.

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I can do that by going to the Font Size command.

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I think that 14 will work.

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Alright, now I just need to underline Guests.

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And I can go to my Underline command.

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Word 2007 added plenty of really nice formatting
options that make you forget you're creating

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a box to place text in.

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Take a moment to explore and create text boxes
like never before!