You can move the text box to the right or left in a line by placing the mouse cursor just in front of the text box and then pressing the TAB and “TAB+SHIFT” keys respectively. In Design Mode, you can use the resize handles of the text box to adjust its size. Similarly, you can modify all other properties listed. To change a property, click the adjacent cell. The same properties are also available under the tab Categorized, but grouped under various headings. Once the Properties sheet is opened, you can see a list of properties of the Text box element under the tab Alphabetic. (Alternatively, in Design Mode, you can right-click the Text box and select option Properties.) Click this icon to view the Properties sheet. In Design Mode, you can view the Properties icon (just beneath it) enabled. You can switch it on and off by clicking the Design Mode icon on the Ribbon. By default, the text box is in Design Mode. A text box is inserted at the cursor position. Now the Developer menu / toolbar / ribbon is available. In the list on the right, check Developer.

Select Text Box (ActiveX Control) element from the list. The first step is to turn on the Developer menu in Word, which you do as follows: Go to File. On the Ribbon menu, under the tab Developer, within the group Controls, click the Legacy Tools icon. Now, try to insert the Text Box ActiveX control into your document. The properties sheet of an ActiveX control element can only be opened in Design Mode. This enables you to format the appearance, behavior, font, data, etc. Each ActiveX control element has a Properties sheet associated with it.

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