Troubleshoot text in shapes

Microsoft Office Publisher 2003

The text is probably in a text box. Text created with the Text Box tool Button image and placed on top of an object isn't attached to the object. It won't move or rotate with the object.

  • To attach text so that it becomes part of the shape, click the shape and type or paste the text.
  • To group the text box and object so that they move as a single unit, hold down SHIFT as you select the text box and the object, and then click the Group Objects button Group .

Note  Text cannot be flipped, even when it is attached to the shape. If you want to flip text, for example, to create a mirror-image effect, use WordArt and then flip it.

ShowWhen I select a text box and start typing, the existing text isn't replaced with what I type.

To replace text in the text box, select the text— not the border of the text box— before you start typing.