For instructions on how to apply “Top and Bottom” text wrapping, read on. If you don’t want the text to appear at the sides of the box, you’ll need to choose “ Top and Bottom” rather than “Square Text Wrapping.” With the “Top and Bottom” option applied, text will display above and below the box, but not at the sides. The other selections in the Position gallery all use “ Square Text Wrapping.” With Square Text Wrapping, the text box won’t move any text you add will appear above the box, below it, and/or on either side of the box (assuming the box doesn’t stretch all the way from the left margin to the right margin). If you choose that one, the text box will move. Each choice consists of a position and a text wrapping option.įirst, avoid the “In Line With Text” wrapping option.
You’ll see several built-in choices, one or more of which might work for you. Navigate to the Arrange group and click the “ Position“ drop-down.
The Text Box Tools Tab - Position Drop-DownĪfter you insert a text box, a context-sensitive Text Box Tools tab appears. (If the resulting text box isn’t the size you want, you can resize it by clicking the box and dragging any of the borders.) It’s essential to choose the correct option, because some of the choices allow text boxes to move and others anchor them in place.Īn easy way to insert a text box is to click the Insert tab, navigate to the Text group (right of center), click the Text Box drop-down, click “ Draw Text Box,” position the cursor, then click, drag, and release.
The trick to making text boxes stay where you want them has to do with the text wrapping options. Recently, I’ve gotten a couple of inquiries about how to keep text boxes in Word from moving around as surrounding text is added and deleted. Prevent text boxes from moving (Word 2010)
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