You can try adjusting the curve but you might find that Word doesn’t have enough fine control to get the exact effect you’d like. ‘No Fill’ transparency will let you place the text box over the object without hiding the object underneath.Īs you can see, the text curve doesn’t exactly match the smiley face curve. If you’ll be editing the document regularly, rename the objects to clearer names then just ‘Text Box …’ etc.įor a circular object, make a curved text box with a ‘No Fill’ or transparent background. Tip: group the four text boxes together in the selection pane to make management easier. ![]() Smart users will make just two boxes (top and left), position and format them then copy those two for the matching bottom and right boxes. Then drag each box to its exact position. Use the Insert | Text Box | Draw Text Box option to roughly place the four boxes around the object. ![]() If you want the text above or below the circle, use the lever bar to pull the text in or out. Here’s a chart with four text boxes around it. You can move the text to position it exactly where you want it on the circle by dragging that little circle with the arrows around the circle. ![]() Putting text around a box requires four separate text boxes, positioned and grouped around the object. Continuing from our look at putting Word text vertically, at an angle or curved here’s how to put text around an object image, chart, shape or other Word object.
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