Word has two independent containers for text (and other objects): Frames and Textboxes. Frames predate Word 97; Textboxes were introduced (I think) with Word 97. This page is for all versions of Word from Word 97-2019 (and probably later).

Like many of the pages on this site, this one arose out of my ignorance. In 2014 someone asked about the relative benefits of using these two Word features; acting out of hubris I gave my opinion (which was incomplete and potentially erroneous). Two Word MVP's graciously corrected me without calling me an idiot and I determined to revisit the subject with what I learned from them and from playing with the features. I used the books Microsoft Word 2010 In Depth by Faithe Wempen and Microsoft Word 2010 Bible by Herb Tyson as references. Not everything about Frames in Word 2010 in Depth was correct and I could find little reference to creating or using Frames in the Microsoft Word 2010 Bible.

Both Textboxes and Frames have evolved over time. To some extent those changes are noted in the comparison chart below. This chart has bullet points rather than numbers because I do not know which features are important to you. To me, the most important advantages of Frames are (1) the ability of Frames to be part of a Style definition and (2) the ability of Frames to usefully hold certain fields that don't work well in Textboxes. The most important advantages of Textboxes are (1) (beginning with Word 2010) Textboxes can be rotated with their text and (2) Textboxes can float in front of or behind text. For many users, the most important feature of Textboxes is that they can be linked. I have used Textboxes much more than I have Frames.

For many purposes, though, Frames are preferable to Textboxes because Frames are not in a separate layer from the rest of your document. Textboxes are in the graphics layer. That means that other features in Word can more easily see the contents in Frames. See the comparison below.

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Formatted text can draw the reader's attention to specific parts of a d ocument and emphasize important information. In Word, you have many options for adjusting the font of your text, including size, color, and inserting special symbols. You can also adjust the alignment of the text to change how it is displayed on the page. To change the font. Select the hyperlink and click Underline in the Font group to remove the underline. With the hyperlink still selected, click Font Color (Font group), and choose a new font color, such as Automatic.

Comparison of Frames and Textboxes

Let's start with a listing some of the attributes of each. As you can see, they share a number of attributes. I have used Italics to highlight differences where the attributes are different. The words 'Textbox' and 'Frame' are capitalized in this page.

How to change text direction in word?

How to change text direction in word? Here are some tips for you to modify text direction.

Before we change the text direction, we should decide where we want to change the direction of your text.

• The Text Direction button in the Alignment group changes the way text reads in a cell or group of selected cells. Normally, text is oriented from left to right. By clicking the Text Direction button once, you change the text direction to top-to-bottom. Click the button again and direction is changed to bottom-to-top.
• Dec 14, 2014 Now select the text that is showing right-to-left, click the button, and it should switch to left-to-right. Repeat this last step anywhere in your document, including footnotes and comment boxes, where the text direction displays from right-to-left.

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Change text direction in a Text Box or Shape

As we know, Text Box and Shapes have the function to change the direction of the text. We can use text box or shape to change the direction of text.

Step 1: click Insert in the Ribbon bar >> Text Box and choose a style from the drop-down menu. & click Insert> Shapes and choose a style from the drop down menu. Insert a text box or draw a shape at cursor position where you want to change text direction. Type the text into the text box or shape.

Step 2: click the text box or shape > click Format on the ribbon bar > click Text Direction

Step 3: select the direction you prefer from the Text Direction drop down menu.

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Step 1: click Insert > Table to insert a table at the cursor position and type the text into the table

Step 2: choose the cells that contain the text you want to change direction. Click Layout on the ribbon bar >Text Direction.

Step 3: click the Text Direction to change the direction of text .

Alternatively, you also can Right click the selected text to select the direction you need. See the screenshot:

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