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graphics >> text box and add text in a shape

by YWZzYW5laGg » Mon, 04 Sep 2006 14:32:01 GMT

Hi I want to know differents between text box and add text in a shape.when do
I use of text box and when use of add text in word?

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graphics >> text box and add text in a shape

by Jezebel » Mon, 04 Sep 2006 14:56:37 GMT


Adding text to a shape converts it to a textbox. If the shape is a rectangle
the result is exactly the same as if you had inserted a textbox to start
with. If the shape was not a rectangle, you have a textbox with border and
fill area according to the original shape.










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graphics >> text box and add text in a shape

by Suzanne S. Barnhill » Mon, 04 Sep 2006 23:09:11 GMT

In a way I think Jezebel's explanation that adding text to an AutoShape
converts it to a text box makes about as much sense as any other. I had been
thinking of it as being a text box merged with the AutoShape (as opposed to
a text box added in front of an AutoShape).

The important thing to know, no matter how you view it, is that the text
area is always rectangular regardless of the shape of the object. You can
increase the available area somewhat by setting the text box margins to 0,
but if you want text to completely fill the shape, the only way to achieve
this is to place a text box (with No Line and No Fill) in front of the
shape, centering the text, and then using line breaks to make the shape of
the text match the underlying shape.

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