Mastering Word: How To Create a Text Box having Horizontal and Vertical Scroll Bar in Microsoft Word

Could you create such like text box in Microsoft word? If not then this post is for you………

 

text box with horizontal and vertical scroll bar

 

[If Developer Tab is available in menu bar of your Microsoft word, then you may skip first 3 steps]

 

1. Go to word  option

 

information about scroll bar

 

2. then go à customize Ribbon

 

customize ribbon

 

3. check the box of Developer option. then click on Ok button.

 

check the box of Developer option

 

then you will get another tab in menu bar named “Developer”.

 

tab in menu bar named Developer

 

4. go to developer tab, click on “Design Mode”, then go  “legacy tool”, then click on “text box”

 

developer tab

 

then we will see a small text box is created.

 

small text box is created

 

5. now adjust the size of the textbox dragging by mouse.

 

adjust the size of the textbox dragging by mouse

 

6. now you have to change some properties of this box. select the text box, then go to properties option.

 

go to properties option

 

7.  change the properties as my picture:-

 

change the properties as my picture

 

Complete!!!!!

 

text box having horizontal and vertical scroll bar

 

you can also change other few properties for better appearance.

 

you can also change other few properties for better appearance

 

This is our Final result.

 

text box having horizontal and vertical scroll bar

 

You can download this docx file. In this docx file you will find a text box.

 

This post has been designed and generated by Mohsin Bipu 


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3 thoughts on “Mastering Word: How To Create a Text Box having Horizontal and Vertical Scroll Bar in Microsoft Word

  1. same as Tee 18 Nov 2015. followed instructions, but cannot get it to work. Any additional help would be appreciated.

  2. Prabhu Govindaraj on said:

    Very Helpful. Your support is much appreciated.

  3. Hi there
    I followed your instructions properly but cannot get my textboxes to scroll and also cannot click into it unless I select ‘Edit’.

    Please help?