Troubleshoot text in shapes and text boxes

To make the shape resize this way, the word-wrap option must be turned on. Select the object, double-click the selection rectangle of the AutoShape or text box, and then click the Text Box tab on the Format dialog box. Select the Word wrap text in AutoShape check box.

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 it becomes part of the shape, click the object and type or paste the text.
To group the text box and object so they move as a single unit, hold down SHIFT as you select the text and the object, click Draw on the Drawing toolbar, and then click Group.

Note Text cannot by 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.

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

The Resize AutoShape to fit text option is turned on. Select the object, double-click the selection rectangle of the AutoShape or text box, and then click the Text Box tab. Clear the Word wrap text in AutoShape check box.

If you want the text to expand to the right and the left beyond the object, also clear the Word wrap text in AutoShape check box. To expand the text up and down while it remains inside the right and left borders of the object, select the Word wrap text in AutoShape check box.

The margins between the text and object can be adjusted only when the Resize AutoShape to fit text option is turned on. Select the object, double-click the selection rectangle of the AutoShape or text box, and then click the Text Box tab. Select the Resize AutoShape to fit text check box.