Applies ToVisio Plan 2 Visio Professional 2024 Visio Standard 2024 Visio Professional 2021 Visio Standard 2021 Visio Professional 2019 Visio Standard 2019 Visio Professional 2016 Visio Standard 2016
  1. On the Home tab, in the Tools group, click Text Text tool button.

  2. Click anywhere on the page, or click and drag to create a text box that is the size that you want.

  3. Type your text.

  4. Repeat these steps for all the text that you want to add.

  5. To return to normal editing, on the Home tab, in the Tools group, click the PointerTool Pointer button.

Tip:  To move or resize the text boxes, using the Pointer Tool, click on the text to show the text box sizing handles, and then drag the sizing handles. Also, when the text box is selected, you can use the commands on the Home tab, in the Font group, to change the appearance of the text. You can also edit the text box as you would a shape, by for example, adding fill or line colors, or effects.

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