Inserting Text

In addition to cut and paste, you can use many other techniques for inserting text into your documents. You can insert automatic text to help make typing easier, and you can insert text boxes for areas of stylized text or additional notes to the side of your document. You can also add an entire Word file into a current document. When inserting text or files into Word, you can maximize your typing time by using the AutoText elements that Word has to offer.

Insert AutoText

Position the insertion point where you want the AutoText to be inserted.

Click the Insert menu _' and then point to AutoText.

Point to a category, and then click an entry.

To see additional choices or add your own entries, click the Insert menu _' point to AutoText _' and then click AutoText.

To add an entry to the menu, type an entry in the Enter AutoText Entries Here box, and then click Add.

Scroll down the list to find the AutoText entry you want to make, and then click Insert.

Did You Know?

You can select AutoText options including greetings , closings, attention lines and other routinely used text . They are arranged in cascading sub- menus under AutoText on the Insert menu.

Insert a Text Box

Click the location in your document where you want to insert the text box.

Click the Insert menu _' and then click Text Box.

Click anywhere inside the text box to edit its content.

When you have completed entering text into the box, click anywhere outside the border of the text box.

Did You Know?

You can resize a text box to fit your text . Drag the corner of the box to resize it just as you would any other window so that all of the text is displayed. A text box will not expand if you type text that extends beyond its visible borders.

Insert Files

Click the place in your document where you want to insert the file.

Click the Insert menu _' and then click File. _l

Click the Look In list arrow to find the file to insert.

Select the file, and then click Insert. _l