Click Text Box Check Box or Combo Box in the Developer tab.
How to use word text boxes. In Word 2007 and 2010 click the Show Markup drop-down in the Tracking group of the Review menu ribbon and make sure the Comments option is checked. Add a text box from the Insert. Place your text even if it is very long in the first text box.
However you can use multiple text boxes side-by-side that are linked. Then Click on the Shapes and select the Text Box. Recently Ive gotten a couple of inquiries about how to keep text boxes in Word from moving around as surrounding text is added and deleted.
The Combo Box option creates something like a drop-down menu. The upshot of all this is that you need to carefully consider how you will be using your frames or text boxes in order. The Check Box creates checkable boxes.
Click on Text Box which is located in the text section of the Insert ribbon. Some fields such as AutoNum AutoNumLgl AutoNumOut TC TOC RD XE TA and TOA. This tab is only available if a text box is selected or if the insertion point is within a text box.
First go to the Insert tab. Position the crosshairs where you want the upper-left corner of the text box. Make sure the second text box is emptyit should not contain any text.
After that insert the Text Box by drawing into the document then automatically the Drawing Tools Format tab will open. After you create the new text box you can begin typing your text. Place the insertion point within the first text box.