How to Insert a Text Box on Google Docs

November 2, 2021

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In this tutorial, you will learn how to insert a text box on Google Docs. We recommend you study this manual carefully and start practicing.

Checklist of crucial points we aim to highlight here:

How to Add a Text Box in Google Docs?
How to Customize the Text Box in Google Docs?

When you need to add a range of arrows, shapes, lines, text boxes, it is time to use the drawing tool. You can easily customize and highlight every single detail that should be emphasized. This time we use the drawing tool to create, format, and edit the text box.

Watch the video to learn how to insert a text box on Google Docs: How To Insert Text Box in Google Docs Tutorial - YouTube

Open the drawing tool by clicking Insert - Drawing - and then choose New.

After you select Insert - Drawing - New, a new separate workspace will appear oner the document, allowing you to edit images, text boxes, and shapes.

NB! By the way, there’s a standalone version of this function, called Google Drawings, which is created separately as a new file, having just a few more features.

How to Add a Text Box in Google Docs?

Click Insert and choose Drawing. Select New to open the drawing workspace
Select the Text box command

Click-hold the mouse and draw a box of any size

After you release the mouse button, the text box will appear and you can enter the text into it

When you think that your text box is ready, click Save and Close. Your text box will appear in your document as an image.

How to Customize the Text Box in Google Docs?

Select the text box in the drawing workspace

Highlight the text in the box for a text editing toolbar to appear

Edit and format the text

Here below, you can look at the text box commands to select from

So, we hope that this brief tutorial will help you in Google Docs learning. Now you know how to insert and customize a text box on Google Docs. Study further in detail and start practicing. Good luck!

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