Microsoft Publisher 2010 Utica Public Library
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2. Move your cursor to the document and notice your cursor has changed to a crosshair icon
3. Click and drag your cursor to form a text box. Once you release the left mouse button, your text box
will be formed. You can resize and move the box as needed.
Connect text boxes for overflow text
You may find yourself in a situation where your text will not fit one given text box. You can link text boxes so overflow
text continues in a separate place.
To connect to a new text box:
1. Make sure your original text box is selected.
2. Click the Text Box Tools Format tab, then click the Create Link command.
3. The link icon will replace your mouse cursor. Click in the document where you want the new text box to appear
with your overflow text.
4. The new text box will appear with your previously unseen text. You may need to resize the text box as
necessary.
Wrapping text
If you place a text box near another text box or object, you may notice them overlapping or not appear exactly the way
you want. Changing the wrap text settings may fix this problem.
To wrap text around an object, such as a picture:
1. Select the object, then click on the Format tab that appears on the Ribbon.
2. Click the Wrap Text command. A drop-down menu will appear giving wrap text setting options. The picture
icon will give you an idea which setting may match your needs. Once a setting is selected, the text will adjust
based on the chosen option.
Hyphenation
Microsoft Publisher automatically cuts words off with hyphens in order to fit text into a confined space. You
can control how often the program hyphenates words by changing the hyphenation settings.
Hyphenation settings:
To remove all hyphens
1. Highlight the text
2. Click on Text Box Tools Format tab, then Hyphenation
3. Uncheck the box next to Automatically hyphenate this story, then OK