When there is too much text to fit in a text box, there are three things that may happen:

• Do Not AutoFit: The text and the box can continue at their default sizes, and the text can overflow out of the box or be truncated.
• Shrink Text on Overflow: The text can shrink its font size to fit in the text box. This is the default setting for placeholder text boxes.
• Resize Shape to Fit Text: The text box can enlarge to the size needed to contain the text. This is the default setting for manual text boxes.

Whenever there is too much text in a placeholder box, the AutoFit icon appears in the bottom-left corner. Click that icon to display a menu, as shown in Figure 21-31. From that menu, you can turn AutoFit on or off.

With a manual text box, the AutoFit icon does not appear, and so you must adjust the AutoFit behavior in the text box’s properties. The following method works for both manual and placeholder boxes:

1. Right-click the border of the text box and choose Format Shape.
2. Click Text Box.
3. In the Autofit section, choose one of the AutoFit options, as shown in Figure 21-32.
4. Click Close.

FIGURE 21-31
You can use the AutoFit icon’s menu to change the AutoFit setting for a text box.

FIGURE 21-32
You can set AutoFit properties in the Format Shape dialog box.

One other setting that also affects AutoFit behavior is the Wrap Text in Shape option. This on/off toggle enables text to automatically wrap to the next line when it reaches the right edge of the text box. By default, this setting is On for placeholder text boxes and for manual text boxes that you create by dragging.

However, it is Off by default for manual text boxes that you create by clicking. You can change the setting by displaying the text box’s properties, as shown in Figure 21-18, and selecting or deselecting the Wrap Text in Shape checkbox.

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