How to insert a text box in Google Docs
Text boxes have different uses within a document, e.g. B. to emphasize a group of text on a page to catch your reader’s attention or to give your document a professional aesthetic. Google Docs offers a few easy ways to get this text box in your document.
Insert a text box with the drawing tool
To insert a text box in Google Docs using the drawing tool, click the “Insert” option on the menu bar, hover over the “Drawing” option, and then select “New” from the submenu that appears.
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The drawing window is displayed. From the menu bar, click the Text Box option, a square with a “T” in it.
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Your mouse pointer will then turn into a crosshair. Click and drag your cursor to draw the text box, and then type the text you want to type.
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By default, the text box has no border or fill color. To add a border to the text box, click the Border Color option, the pencil icon, and then choose a color from the drop-down menu.
Give the text box a border color.
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You can do the same for the fill color. The fill color icon is the skewed paint bucket.
Give the text box a fill color.
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Click the Save & Close button to save the text box and close the drawing window.
Click Save & Close.
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The text box will now be inserted into your document.
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Other ways to create a text box
While there’s an official way to insert a text box in Google Docs, as detailed above, there are some unconventional ways to get a text box in your document.
One way is very similar to the official method, and that is by using the Shape tool. To access the shape tool, go to Insert > Drawing > New and then click the Shape option on the menu bar. Select the rectangle, click and drag your cursor to draw the shape, and then type the text you want to type. Be sure to click “Save and Close” when you’re done.
Insert a text box with the shape tool.
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Alternatively, you can create a text box by inserting a single-cell table. To do this, click Insert on the menu bar, hover over the Table option, and then click the first cell in the submenu. This should be a 1×1 cell.
Insert a single cell table.
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Next, type the text you want to enter in the cell.
A text box created with a single cell table.
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That’s all there is to it. Get creative and you’ll find ways to create a text box perfect for your document.
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