How to Insert a Text Box in Google Docs

Adding text boxes in Google Docs lets you highlight, organize, and position text flexibly within your document. They can be used for emphasis, annotations, or designing layouts, and can be created using the drawing tool, shapes, or tables, both on desktop and mobile devices, for precise control over text placement and formatting.

Steps to Add a Text Box in Google Docs

Follow the steps given below to know how to add a text box on Google Docs:

Step 1: Launch Google Docs

In the very first step, we need to visit the Google Docs official website, from which we are provisioned to create and edit the documents.

Step 2: Open an Existing Document or Create a New

Now, after opening the Google Docs website, We have two options for opening the document. We can open the existing document in Google Docs, or we can create a new Document.

Step 3: Go to Insert Tab

Now we need to click on the Insert Tab which is situated on the top panel of the editing space.

Step 4: Select the Drawing Option and Click New

A list of options will be displayed when we navigate to the Insert Tab, so from these sub-options, we need to select the option of Drawing > New.

Step 5: Click on the Text Box Icon

After clicking the "New" option, a window will pop up. From this window, you should choose the Text Box Icon.

Step 6: Drag the Text Box and Click "Save and Close" Option

To make a text box, you should drag it to the drawing area. Once you've done that, you can change it the way you want. After creating the text box, click the "Save & Close" button to add it to your document.

Step 7: Preview Text Box

After clicking on the Save & Close Button, the Text Box will get added to our document successfully.

How to Put Text Box in Google Docs by Inserting Shapes

You can insert a shape in Google Docs like arrows, squares, stars, and flowchart shapes. These shapes are flexible, so you can add text, change colors, and line thickness. To know how to put a text box in google docs follow the steps given below:

Step 1: Open the Google Document

After opening the Google Docs website, open the document, in which we need to insert or add the Text Box.

Step 2: Go to Insert Tab

Click on the Insert Tab which is situated on the top panel of the editing space.

Step 3: Select the Option Drawing

A list of sub options will be displayed when we navigate to the Insert Tab, so from these sub-options, we need to select the option of Drawing > New.

Step 4: Click on the Shapes Icon

After clicking on the New option, a window will open, from this window, we need to select the icon of Shapes which is stated in the below screenshot.

Step 5: Choose the Shape

Now, Choose your preferred shape.

Step 6: Add Text in Shape and Click on "Save and Close" Button

We need to create the text box by dragging it to the drawing space. We can customize it as per our requirement, after creating the desired shape, we need to click on the Save & Close Button to apply the Text shape to our document. 

Step 7: Preview Text Box

After clicking on the Save & Close Button, the Shape (Text Box) will get added to our document successfully.

How To Insert a Text Box In Google Docs Using Single Cell Table

To know how to add text box on google docs follow the steps given below:

Step 1: Open the Google Document

Open the document, in which we need to Insert or add the Text Box using Table.

Step 2: Go to Insert Tab

After opening the document in which we need to add the textbox, we need to click on the Insert Tab which is situated on the top panel of the editing space.

Step 3: Select the Table Option

After clicking on the Insert Tab, we will select the 1 x 1 Table Cell and add it to our document. This is the way to insert text box in Google Docs without drawing.

Step 4: Insert Text in Cell

Once the Table cell gets inserted into our document, we can adjust its length and width and also we can enter the text into our cell. This is the indirect way to create a Text Box using a Table.