It just takes a couple of clicks to make a fresh text box. Open a document in Microsoft Word. Switch to the Insert tab on the top taskbar. Click the Text Box button in the toolbar.

A Text Box is a feature in Word that focuses on its content and displays essential text such as headings and quotes. 1] How to insert a Built-in Styles Text Box Click the Insert tab on the menu bar.

Text boxes in Microsoft Word are graphic elements that contain editable text. You add these objects to documents for extra visual appeal or to call out sections of text within the document.