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How to Insert a Textbox on Google Docs
Google Docs adds textboxes through the **Drawing** tool. You insert a drawing, add a textbox inside it, then place it in your document where you can resize and re-edit later.
Open the Drawing tool
- Place the cursor where the textbox should appear.
- Go to Insert → Drawing → + New.
Add the textbox
- In the drawing canvas, click the Text box icon (looks like T in a square) in the toolbar.
- Drag a rectangle on the canvas to the size you want.
- Type your text and use the toolbar to style it—font, size, color, alignment.
Save and place
- Click Save and Close to insert the drawing into the document.
- Click the inserted drawing and choose a wrap option: In line, Wrap text, or Behind text (for backgrounds).
- Drag the corner handles to resize.
Edit the textbox later
Click the drawing → Edit to reopen the canvas. Update the text, save, and the in-document version updates.
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