Multiple Word text boxes to display large pieces of text together

This article describes how to use the content links of Word text boxes to create multiple text boxes to work together to display a piece of text.

When you draw multiple text boxes in a Word document, you can link individual text boxes so that text can be extended from one text box to another. Having text play a relay game between text boxes is not only fun, it can also meet some of the specific needs of the user. If you have this need or just want to try the following, then come with the author.

Start Word2010 and create a new document or open an existing document that you want. Switch to the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Text box, click Draw Text box from the list of pop-up menus, click in the document, and drag to draw a text box with the size you want. Repeat this step to draw the second text box.

Click the first text box, and then, under Text Box Tools, on the Format tab, in the Text group, click Create Link, and the mouse pointer changes to a pot-like pointer.

Click the second text box with a pitcher pointer to create a link between the two text boxes. If you want to link to a third text box, click the second text box, and then, under Text Box Tools, on the Format tab, in the Text group, click Create Link, and then click the Third text box with a pitcher pointer.

By analogy, you can link multiple text boxes. When you create a link between text boxes, when you enter text into a text box, if the text box is full, the text that you enter automatically flows to the next text box in the link.

In addition, there are three points to be noted: First, the linked text box must be blank, to create a link with another text box, or if you accidentally click Create link, you can press ESC to cancel the creation of the link; third, if you want to back out after the link, you can click on a text that has a lower link, and then Under Text Box Tools, on the Format tab, in the Text group, click Break Link to disconnect any text boxes that are linked to the text box.