1. On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Text Box, and then select one of the pre-formatted text boxes from the list, click More Text Boxes from Office.com, or click Draw Text Box.

   

2. If you click Draw Text Box, click in the document, and then drag to draw the text box the size that you want.
3. To add text, click inside the box and type or your paste text.

If you aren’t using a mouse

1. Press and release ALT, N, and then press X.
2. Press the arrow keys to select the text box that you want, and then press ENTER.
3. Type the text that you want.
4. When you are finished typing and want to switch back to editing text in your document, press ESC.

   NOTES:

   • To format the text in the text box, select the text, and then use the formatting options in the Font group on the Home tab.

     

     To format the text box itself, use the commands on the Format contextual tab, which appears under Drawing Tools when you select a 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 also change or remove a border from a text box or shapechange or remove a text box or shape border.
   • If you have multiple text boxes, you can link them together so that text will flow from one box to another. Click one of the text boxes and on the Format tab, under Drawing Tools, in the Text group, click Create Link.