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You can add, copy, or delete text boxes in your Microsoft Office applications. A text box lets you add text anywhere in your file. For example, you can create pull quotes or sidebars that call attention to important information. For Word, see Add, copy, or remove a text box in Word.
Add a text box
To learn how to add a text box, select an application from the drop-down list.
On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Text Box.
In the worksheet, click and drag to draw the text box the size that you want.
To add text, click inside the box and type or paste your text.
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To format text in the text box, select the text, and then use the formatting options in the Font group on the Home tab.
To position the text box, click it, and then when the pointer becomes crossed arrows (), drag the text box to a new location.
Click the border of the text box that you want to copy.
Press Ctrl+C.
Note:Â Make sure the pointer is on the border of the text box, not inside it. If the pointer is inside, pressing Ctrl+C will copy the text, not the text box.
Select a location and press Ctrl+V to paste the text box.
Delete a text box
Click the border of the text box that you want to delete, and then press Delete.
Note:Â Make sure the pointer is on the border of the text box and not inside it. If the pointer is inside the box, pressing Delete will delete the text inside the text box, not the box.
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