Word XP

Moving and Resizing Text Boxes

To Resize a Text Box:

• Click once on one of the box's borders. The box is now highlighted.

• Sizing handles (small circles) appear. Hover the mouse pointer over any of the sizing handles (small circles) until it turns into a diagonally pointing arrow.

• Click and drag the sizing handle until the box is the desired size.

To Move a Text Box:

• Click once on the text box's border.
• Hover your mouse pointer over the border until it becomes a crosshair with arrows.
• Using this crosshair, click and drag the box until it is in the desired location.