How to insert a text box in Google Docs
When you create a Google Docs file, you can start entering text in it right away. It’s a word processor and by default, it’s set up so you can start working. The text that you enter is in-line text. You can add other objects to a document, including, but not limited to text boxes.
Text box in Google Docs
A text box is document element much like graphs and images. It is a self-contained area within the document that you can enter text in. It’s great for styling a document e.g., if you want to include a snippet of supporting fact without interrupting the flow of what’s being written. Here’s how you can insert a text box in Google Docs.
Insert text box in Google Docs
To insert a text box in Google Docs, follow these steps.
- Open the Google Docs file that you want to add a text box to.
- Click where you want to add the text box.
- Go to Insert>Drawing>New.
- Select Text box from the toolbar at the top of the window that opens.
- Click and drag on the canvas to create the text box.
- Enter text in it.
- Click Save and close.
- The text box will be inserted.
- You can select the text box and edit the text in it.
Format text box in Google Docs
The text box in Google Docs can be styled.
- Select the text box and a bar will appear with options to select the box’s alignment.
- Click the more options button and you will see text wrapping options for the text box.
- Click the more options button and you can pick the size of the text box.
- All text controls e.g. bold, italics, color, font size, and font selection are available for the text in the text box.
- When you change the alignment/wrapping settings, additional settings for formatting the text box will be available.
- Select the box and click the edit/pencil button to edit the box as an image and you’ll be able to add a background color, among other things to it.
Conclusion
If you’ve been using Microsoft Word, the text box tool in Google Docs will seem incredibly basic to you. The text box in Google Docs is an image but it’s an image that you create and can edit within the app. If you look through the editor of a text box i.e., the Drawing box, you will find that you can also insert word art in it. It doesn’t really compare to the same feature in Microsoft Word but it isn’t as basic as it seems either.
