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Word 2007 wraps the paragraph around the text of the text box, as shown in Figure E.Ĭheck out the Microsoft Word archive and catch up on other Word tips. Use a Setting option on the left or the buttons below Preview on the right to add the border around the text. Click the drop-down arrow next to Borders and choose Borders and Shading. Id like that numerical character to auto-update as I edit the document and move text around.
But first, you have to create a text box or a table, and then add your text there.
Click the Layout tab and click Tight under Text Wrapping Style. How to Rotate Text in MS Word If you want to change the direction of your plain text, you got many options.Click the Line Color arrow and select No Color.On the Colors And Lines tab, click the Fill color arrow and select No Color.On the Format tab in the Text Box Styles group, click the dialog launcher box.For example, say you’ve created the text box shown in Figure A. Word 2007’s new text wrapping feature lets you wrap a paragraph around the text in a text box, not just around the boundaries. To add different effects to the text box, select the text box, and use the options on the Shape Format tab (such as changing the text direction or aligning. To format the text in the text box, select it, and then Control + Click the text and select Font. In the BorderArt dialog box, click Create Custom.
Select the appropriate Format