Go to Insert > Text Box, and then select one of the pre-formatted text boxes in the Built-in section from the list, or select More Text Boxes from Office.com, or select Draw Text Box.

To format text in the text box, select the text, and then use the formatting options in the Font group on the Home tab. To position the text box, click it, and then when the pointer becomes crossed arrows …

In Word, you can create a form that others can fill out and save or print. To do this, you will start with baseline content in a document, potentially via a form template. Then you can add content controls …

Add, resize, move, and format text boxes the way you want, and copy or delete them.

On the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Text Box, drag to draw a text box anywhere near the picture, and then type your text. To change the font or style of the text, highlight the text, right-click it, and …

Sometimes, putting a border around text will work better in your document than inserting a text box or a one-cell table, to achieve a similar look. Select a word, line, or paragraph.

Select the text box or shape border. If you want to change multiple text boxes or shapes, click the first text box or shape, and then press and hold Ctrl while you click the other text boxes or shapes.

Add or update the fill and border colors of a shape or text box in your documents.

You can arrange your text into columns in a Text Box or shape. You can also specify the spacing (in inches) between the columns. Here's how:

By default, text boxes can accommodate a single line of text. If you want a text box to be able to accommodate multiple lines of text, you can enable paragraph breaks or text wrapping for the text …