Insert a text box

Text box is text in a frame that you can move and place anywhere on the current sheet.

To insert a text box, do the following:

1.Select the cell or range of cells to align the upper-left corner of the text box with. If a range has been selected, the box will be aligned relative to the active cell.

2.Run the insert command in one of the following ways:

•On the Insert tab, click  Text box.

•When working in macOS, select the Insert > Text box command from the command menu.

3.Enter the desired text in the text box. If necessary, you can add a link to the text. Formatting of text in the text box is done in the same way as formatting of the main text of the document.

4.To deselect a text box, click anywhere in the sheet outside the text box.