Copy the text boxįor consistency, we suggest making and formatting the first text box. The target or ‘linked to’ text box has to be empty and that includes the placeholder text Microsoft adds to every new text box automatically.ĭelete that text before trying to link. No cut/paste or juggling of text required. Now the unseen text from the first text box appears in the linked box.Īll the text will automatically flow between the boxes as needed, for example if you change the text inside the boxes or change the size of the text boxes. The mouse pointer changes into a flowing cup to click into another text box. Click in the first one, then choose Format | Text | Create Link. Create Text Box LinkĪt its simplest, put two text boxes in a document. Linked boxes is a trick that’s a common feature in professional publishing and layout tools that was quietly added to Word. Yet again with Word, there’s some extra tricks available beyond simple linking of boxes. Separate text boxes in Microsoft Word can be linked so text in one box can automatically flow into another text box later on the same page or document.
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