You've added text to a shape. But something's not quite right. Maybe the text is on top of the shape, and you want it under. Maybe it's being skewered by a connector, and you want it hovering above it.

Well, raise your right hand and repeat: I do not have to accept the default position of Visio text.

So, how do you change the position of text for a shape? And what about other mysteries, like putting text on a curve, or confining text to the contours of a shape?

To learn more about this course, read the overview information or the table of contents in the left column. When you're done reading this page, click Next to start the first lesson.

Before taking this course, you should be familiar with how to select shapes, zoom in and out, add shapes to the page, know the differences between 1-D and 2-D, move shapes by dragging the mouse, what grouped shapes are, add text to a shape, edit text on shapes, and be able to make text-only shapes. Or, take the following courses:

• Shapes I: Introductory basics you can't live without
• Shapes II: Expertly position, stack, and group shapes
• Shapes III: Let's talk about text