Add text

There are a number of ways to add text to a document. You can replace placeholder text in a template; add text in a text box outside the main document body, such as in a sidebar; and add text inside a shape.

Add text in the body of a document

Do any of the following:

Some placeholder text is written in scrambled Latin words. The text you type will appear in the language you use for your computer.

Add text in a text box

In a page layout document, all text is contained in one or more text boxes. In word-processing documents, you can have text in the main body of the document, then add text boxes for things like sidebars and captions.

  1. Click Text button in the toolbar.

    A text box appears on the page (you can change how the text looks later).

  2. Drag the text box to where you want it.

    If you can’t move the box, click outside the box to deselect the text, then click the text once to select its text box.

  3. Type to replace the placeholder text.

  4. To resize the text box, do one of the following:

    • If the box is too small for the text: Select the text box, then drag the clipping indicator (+) until all text is showing. You can also drag a selection handle.

    • If the box is too large for the text: Select the text box, then drag a selection handle to resize the text box.

    A text box showing selection rectangles and a clipping indicator

To delete a text box, click the text in the box (a gray outline appears around it), then press Delete on your keyboard.

The text box itself is an object that can be modified like most other objects; you can rotate the text box, change its border, fill it with a color, layer it with other objects, and more. There are text-specific controls for changing the appearance of text within the box—including its font, color, size, and alignment.

Add text inside a shape

You can format the text just like body text.

See also
Use accents and special characters
Apply a paragraph style