Instructions for Using Text Box in Word 2010

Understanding Word 2010 requires more than a headline. The overview below breaks down the key facts, changes, and user impact.

Word 2010 Overview

To check, you can go to Insert > click on the Text Box icon.

Here you will see a lot of pre-formatted options that can meet most of your work. Or you can click Draw Text Box to create a custom shape box.

For example we draw a rectangle like this using Simple Text Box:

Note that when the rectangle is drawn you will see its outline in the form of dots, inside the cursor with the cursor. This is a sign to wait for the text to be entered. On the Drawing Tools menu there are 3 options for you to insert text: Shape Styles, WordArt Styles, and Text.

Shape Styles: shapes are predetermined with colors and shaded for text.

WordArt Styles: is an artistic font, you can go back to the ribbon bar to change the font, color or use a different text effect that looks like this:

In the Shape Styles menu, under the Drawing Tools menu, provide the following options:

• Fill Shape: allows you to fill the shape of the shape.
• Shape Outline: allows creating contours for shapes.
• Shape Effects: create a border effect for the shape.

Notice the small arrow just below each menu, click it to display a popup menu so you have the option to edit the text in the box.

For example, with Shape Fill you can change the background color as follows:

With Outline Shape you will be able to customize the border color of the box:

With Shape Effects you will have a list of effects for the object to highlight them:

This is the most powerful part for you to edit your Text Box. Select Preset provides many pre-defined group options, such as this:

This is very convenient if you like the templates available, otherwise you can try Shadow, Reflection, Glow, Soft Edges or Bevel. You can also combine these effects to get a more beautiful product, for example:

Of all the options available, 3D rotation is the best. Just move the mouse pointer and you get an image like this:

The WordArt Styles section of the Drawing Tools menu allows you to create effects for text. You can combine these effects to get artistic texts as shown below:

Or if you combine Shape with Text effects, you will create the following unique effects:

Good luck!