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Some types of shapes can include associated text. Shapes with this feature include most AutoShapes (AutoShapes: A group of ready-made shapes that includes basic shapes, such as rectangles and circles, plus a variety of lines and connectors, block arrows, flowchart symbols, stars and banners, and callouts.) (except lines, connectors, and freeforms (freeform: Any shape you draw by using the Curve, Freeform, and Scribble tools. Freeform shapes can include straight lines and freehand curves. They can be drawn opened or closed and can be edited.)), text boxes (text box: A movable, resizable container for text or graphics. Use text boxes to position several blocks of text on a page or to give text a different orientation from other text in the document.), and WordArt (WordArt: Text objects you create with ready-made effects to which you can apply additional formatting options.).

When you type text directly into an AutoShape or text box, the text is attached to the shape, and you can:

• Adjust and position the text within it.

• Make the text wrap in the shape or place it in the top, bottom, or middle of the shape.

• Change the margins between the text and the edge of the shape.

• Resize the shape to fit the text precisely.

If the shape is WordArt, you can create shadowed, skewed, rotated, and stretched text, as well as text that has been fitted to predefined shapes. Text in WordArt does not wrap or need margin settings, because the text is an object.