How to: Add a text box to a form.
Solution:
In Form Design view, click 'Text box' from the Toolbox, and select the desired location for the text box on the form. (Both the text box and the attached label appear.)
1) If the Database window is not activated, activate the Database window
2) Click the 'Forms' tab in the Database window.
Forms tab
3) Select the desired form from the list box. (The selected form is highlighted.)
4) Click 'Design'. (The selected form appears in Form Design view.)
5) Click 'Text box' from the Toolbox menu.
Click 'Text box'
6) Move the mouse pointer into the form area to the desired location. (The mouse pointer changes to the Text box button symbol.)
7) Click to select the desired location. (The text box appears along with an attached label box.)
Text box and attached label