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sarahgriffin
Ireland

Help
 
Can someone help me out!!

I am writing up a new worksheet, and I am looking to put my text into text boxes.  However the only text boxes available to be are rectangular ones.  I am wondering how people have managed to get borders/text boxes in the shapes of circles and rectangles with rounded/curved edges?

Please help and thanks!!

sarah

17 Jan 2009      





Helen McK
Ireland

Hello again Sarah,Smile
 
Use an autoshape rather than a text box.  Right click on the autoshape when you have inserted it into your document and you will see an �add text� option.
 
Hope that this helps.
 
Helen

17 Jan 2009     



silvanija
Lithuania

Hello Sarah, have a look here http://www.eslprintables.com/printable.asp?id=66440#thetop.
It�s Frenchfrog�s tutorial and it may help you.

17 Jan 2009     



danibauer
Brazil

Hi Sarah!
 
There are a lot of nice tutorials showing how to manage the Word tools!
 
 
This is one made by frenchfrog. I know that more users have done as well, but I can�t remember it now. I�ll try to find out and let you know!
 
Greetings from Brazil!
 
Daniela

17 Jan 2009     



danibauer
Brazil

Silvanija, you were too fast!!! Hehehe LOL

17 Jan 2009     



Helen McK
Ireland

Another option would be to place a text box within an autoshape.

Helen

 

17 Jan 2009     



jecika
Serbia

For all of those who are not confident using Word and need help to get started using it ... 2 free online Microsoft Word Tutorials can be found here:

 

http://www.baycongroup.com/word.htm

Microsoft Word XP 2003

 

http://www.baycongroup.com/wlesson0.htm

Microsoft Word 2007

Best of Luck Thumbs Up

17 Jan 2009     



sarahgriffin
Ireland

Thank you everyone!!

I really love this site, not just for the worksheets, but everyone is so helpful!!!

Right after I posted that question I found the autoshapes option, thank you Everyone!!!!

Before I found this site, I must admit I never really made use of Microsolf Word.  Instead I would do things like this.

Google Images, find a rectangle shape with the corners cut off, print.

Type my text, print.

cut the text out of the page with a scissors, and glue it to the sheet with the rectangle shape.

Photocopy.

Madness, eh??!!

You guys have helped me save so much time in my preparation by helping me realise that Word can do much more than type documents.

17 Jan 2009