Go to Insert > Text Box, and then select one of the pre-formatted text boxes in the Built-in section from the list, or select More Text Boxes from Office.com, or select Draw Text Box.

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 …

To create a form in Word that others can fill out, start with a template or document and add content controls. Content controls include things like check boxes, text boxes, and drop-down …

On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Text Box, drag to draw a text box anywhere near the picture, and then type your text. To change the font or style of the text, highlight the text, right …

You can arrange your text into columns in a Text Box or shape. You can also specify the spacing (in inches) between the columns. Here's how:

While you can't add text to the shape, you can place it near the shape. Just add a text box, place it close to the shape, and then type your text in the text box.

On the Format tab, in the Insert Shapes group, click the Text Box icon . In the chart, click where you want to start a corner of the text box, and then drag until the text box is the size that you …

Add, resize, move, and format text boxes the way you want, and copy or delete them.

Add or update the fill and border colors of a shape or text box in your documents.

Right-click the text box that you want to make invisible. If you want to change multiple text boxes, click the first text box or shape, and then press and hold SHIFT while you click the other text …