This is very useful, especially if we work with digital documentation, very widespread today, living in an interconnected world, the information traffic it is abundant. In this way, it is necessary to have at our disposal the adequate tools that allow us to develop in this sector.
If we are not experts and we are starting in the field of documentary editing, Microsoft Publisher is the right program to do it, since it allows you to add capital letters to the paragraphs of a text, add shapes, create a logo, create a publication to be printed in book format, etc.
How can I create and use text boxes in Microsoft Publisher?
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Publisher is a program with which we can play different types of documentation work. In addition to being able to edit and then share them, in a simple way. It has a simple interface very similar to the Microsoft Word program.
With this application we have fundamental tools for editing, we can also do it simple text documents a business forms. If we're starting on this topic, Microsoft Publisher is undoubtedly the ideal program.
Le text boxes are tools used in this program for add text to our work. In this article, we will easily learn the steps to follow to create and use text boxes.
Steps to Create Text Boxes in Microsoft Publisher
To add text in Publisher you need to add text boxes, these allow us to enter information in the position we want. It is also possible to modify them later to our liking.
The first step we need to take is to open the Microsoft Publisher program. If we start writing on a blank sheet or paste some information, a text box the size of the sheet will automatically open. To create it we need to do the following:
To create the text box we select the option Inserisci, located at the top of the screen. A tab with several options will appear and we will click Draw text box.
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Now let's move the cursor to the sheet and click where we want our text box to start. We press the right mouse button and without releasing we drag as much as we want, then we release, in this way we indicate the height and width of our box.
Once created, by simply clicking inside the box we can start writing, on edges of the sheet there are spacer bars. Within these there are some indicators that indicate the size of our table.
If we want change the size of the text box simply by moving these indicators it will be possible to modify it. Also if we position the cursor at the top of the box we will get a circular arrow, with this we can rotate the box by clicking and moving.
How to edit a text box in Microsoft Publisher
From the moment we insert a text box, we will get two new options, located at the top of the screen. These are: Drawing tools and Text box tools.
With the option Drawing tools we can change the shape of the text box. For example, we can change the background color, from the Shape Fill option. The next option is Contour shape with this we can change the color and exterior style.
Then we find the Shape Effects option, from here we can add shadows, highlights, reflections and much more. We can also configure each of these options to our liking.
With the Drawing Tools option we have many settings, such as changing the shape of our box. It also finds styles in a way that have already been designed by the program.
On the other hand, we have the option Text box tools from which we can configure the content of our box. For example we can change the style of the letter as well as the size and color.
In addition, we have many other functions, which can be very useful for us, such as checking indents, underlines, add bullets just to name a few. And voila, we've already created a text box using Publisher.
