When Manuel uses the Text Box tool on the Insert tab of the ribbon, Word allows him to draw a text box anywhere in his document. This text box is always rectangular, but Manuel wonders if there is a way to create a text box that has rounded corners.
In modern versions of Word, there is little difference between a text box and a shape. You can, like Manuel, use the Text Box tool, but if you don't want a standard rectangular shape, then you should, instead, use the Shapes tool. Just display the Insert tab of the ribbon and click Shapes within the Illustrations group. Here you can pick just about any type of shape you can imagine, including a rectangle with rounded corners.
Once you insert the shape, you can format it in any way you desire, and even add text within it. To add text, right-click the border of the shape and choose Add Text from the Context menu.
If you prefer to stay with text boxes or you simply want to change the nature of text boxes already in your document, then follow these steps:
Word obediently changes your text box to a shape but remembers all the formatting you'd previously applied to the text box.
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