You can also fill text boxes with Word's collection of shapes – such as stars, bursts and banners – as well as copy existing shapes from within those text boxes.

If the text box won't resize in Word or Excel, check if the document is opened in the Compatibility Mode, and convert it to a newer format.

Adding Gray Text Boxes in Word. Adding a text box to a Microsoft Word document is an effective way to make certain sections of text stand out on the page; for example, the text for an image ...