Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Excel in Office 365. If you are using an earlier version (Excel 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Excel, click here: Using Text Boxes.
A text box is a special kind of graphics object that is nothing but a box that can contain text. You can place any text in them you desire, using the same techniques you use to add text to a cell. The way in which you add a text box depends on the version of Excel you are using.
Here's how you can create a text box:
Once you create the text box and start typing, the text box remains selected. When you want to work with other parts of your worksheet, simply use the mouse to select those parts.
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2020-11-11 13:26:38
JMJ
@Mark
You just select it, and press Del!
2020-11-11 13:25:51
Kiwerry
Mark:
To delete a box click in it, then move the cursor onto one of the frame lines or a corner point. The cursor should change into one of the arrows which allow you to move or to resize the box. Press the "delete" key.
2020-11-11 12:03:45
Mark
How do I Delete the text box?
2020-11-11 06:23:52
AXE
In email was used this intro :Text boxes are handy for placing information in a container that can "float" over your worksheet.
I thought "float" will bring us to solution like how text box will "float" on the position of screen when we continue to scrolling to far cell.....(((
but it did not...
2015-10-27 12:11:13
Sally Shute
I need to use tabs in a text box in Excel 2013 however the default distance is too far. How can I set the tab distances?
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This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Excel in Office 365. If you are using an earlier version (Excel 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Excel, click here: 
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