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Sometimes you want to add text at a specific
location on the page, but your layout won't

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let you.

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Putting the text inside a text box will give
you the freedom to move it wherever you want.

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You can also format it using different shape
styles and WordArt.

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To create a text box, go to the Insert tab...
then click the Text Box command.

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There are several built-in styles to choose
from, but you can always go with a plain text

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box, and add formatting yourself.

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To do this, click Draw Text Box... then click,
hold & drag roughly where you want the text

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box to go.

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Now you can type whatever you want.

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You can even format the text using the options
on the Home tab and the Format tab.

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In this example, I'm going make several different
changes.

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We'll start by selecting the edge of the text
box, then aligning the text to the middle.

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Next we're going to go to the Home tab, and
increase the font size to make it easier to

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read.

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You can also change the font itself if you
want something other than the default.

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Finally, I'm going to align the text to the
center of the text box to give it a nice,

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clean appearance.

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I'm also going to remove the paragraph spacing,
because that can have an affect on your vertical

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alignment.

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It helps to think of text boxes as just another
type of shape in Word.

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That means you can easily give them a new
look by changing the fill color, removing

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the outline, or adding an effect.

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Just go back to the Format tab... then look
to all the options in the Shape Styles group.

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You can also change the shape of the text
box using the Edit Shape command here.

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Word gives you all the usual shapes to choose
from.

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Why don't we try a circle instead of the default
square?

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To resize a text box, click & drag the sizing
handles on the sides or the corners of the

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shape.

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To move it, just place your cursor on the
edge, and drag it wherever you want.

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Another great thing about text boxes is the
fact that you can format the text inside using

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a special feature called WordArt.

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You'll find everything you need in the WordArt
Styles group.

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You can use the commands on the right to adjust
your formatting manually, including the text

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fill, outline, and special effects... or you
can try one of the built-in WordArt styles

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(also known as Quick Styles).

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I don't think I like the way these look with
the orange background, so I'm going to leave

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the text the way it is.

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What I'd really like to do is add an effect
where it says Annual Clearance.

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But because this is regular text, we need
to convert it before we can do anything else.

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First, select the text you want to format...
then go to the Insert tab.

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From here, you're able to convert the text
to a regular text box, or you can convert

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it straight to WordArt.

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This has the added benefit of giving the text
box a transparent background.

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Remember, you can customize your WordArt using
the commands on the Format tab.

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In this example, I'm going to check out the
options under Text Effects.

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These are pretty much the same effects that
you can add to shapes in Word, including drop

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shadow, 3-D rotation, and more.

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But if you look to the bottom of the menu,
you'll find an extra option called Transform.

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This effect will actually change the shape
of your text.

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Just mouse over the options for a preview,
and be careful not to choose one that makes

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your text unreadable.

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I think this one looks pretty good.

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Once you've added a Transform effect, the
text will stretch to fit the text box, anytime

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you resize it.

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You probably don't want to use WordArt in
more serious documents (like a resume or an

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academic paper).

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But if you're working on something casual
like this flyer, it can really be a lot of

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fun.