We can shorten the typing process. The text can be adjusted by resizing the text box. As we all know, manually entering text into a text box takes a lot of time.

Firstly, go to the Insert tab. Then click on the Shapes and select the Text Box. After that, insert the Text Box by drawing into the document, and then automatically the Drawing Tools Format tab will open. From the Drawing Tools Format Tab, insert as many text boxes as you want. Otherwise, insert the shapes you want.  Then right-click on them and select Add Text to make any shape as a Text Box. To create a link between the two Text Boxes, select the first Text Box from which you want to start typing. Then click on “Create Link” in the Text group on the Format tab. Automatically the cursor pointer turned into a Mug. Then click on the 2nd text box to create the link between the first text box and the second one. If you would like to create a link between the 2nd Text Box and to 3rd one, then select the 2nd Text Box to add a link from it to the next one. Then click on “Create Link” in the Text group on the Format tab. And then click on the 3rd Text Box to create the link in between the 2nd and 3rd to link the next 3rd and 4th, 4th and 5th, etc. Text Boxes do the same as explained above.

How to Flow Text from One Text Box to Another in Word

Now start typing in the first text box until all the text boxes are filled.

Removing a link between the text boxes to stop flowing text from one text box to another is called, Break Link. to remove the link that was created as previously mentioned between two text boxes. Pick two text boxes that are connected to one another first. In these linked text boxes, click on the first one to select On the Drawing Tools Layout tab, select Break Link in Text for the group. Now, the link is broken in between the 1st and the 2nd Text Box.

Video Tutorial

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title: “How To Create A Link Between The Text Boxes In Word 22” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-18” author: “Oliver Coddington”


We can shorten the typing process. The text can be adjusted by resizing the text box. As we all know, manually entering text into a text box takes a lot of time.

Firstly, go to the Insert tab. Then click on the Shapes and select the Text Box. After that, insert the Text Box by drawing into the document, and then automatically the Drawing Tools Format tab will open. From the Drawing Tools Format Tab, insert as many text boxes as you want. Otherwise, insert the shapes you want.  Then right-click on them and select Add Text to make any shape as a Text Box. To create a link between the two Text Boxes, select the first Text Box from which you want to start typing. Then click on “Create Link” in the Text group on the Format tab. Automatically the cursor pointer turned into a Mug. Then click on the 2nd text box to create the link between the first text box and the second one. If you would like to create a link between the 2nd Text Box and to 3rd one, then select the 2nd Text Box to add a link from it to the next one. Then click on “Create Link” in the Text group on the Format tab. And then click on the 3rd Text Box to create the link in between the 2nd and 3rd to link the next 3rd and 4th, 4th and 5th, etc. Text Boxes do the same as explained above.

How to Flow Text from One Text Box to Another in Word

Now start typing in the first text box until all the text boxes are filled.

Removing a link between the text boxes to stop flowing text from one text box to another is called, Break Link. to remove the link that was created as previously mentioned between two text boxes. Pick two text boxes that are connected to one another first. In these linked text boxes, click on the first one to select On the Drawing Tools Layout tab, select Break Link in Text for the group. Now, the link is broken in between the 1st and the 2nd Text Box.

Video Tutorial

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