You can emphasize certain text in your document by enclosing them in text boxes. Creating headlines becomes easier with text boxes. It is possible to add a text box anywhere in the document. You can insert text boxes at any angle, font color, background color, and orientation. You can even use various fonts in a text box.
When inserting a text box, Word uses a white background by default. This background is opaque and hides anything behind it. You can change the background of the text box and make it transparent.
2 ways to make transparent text box in MS Word:
- By changing the Shape Fill
- By modifying the Format Shape
Here, we will show you both methods of how to make the text box transparent in simple steps.
Let’s begin.
Method #1: Change the Shape Fill
Step #1: Open the Word document.
Open the Word document containing at least one text box.
Step #2: Open the text box menu
Click on the border of the text box to select it.
A new tab Format under Drawing Tools will appear on the top menu bar.
Click on the Format tab to modify the ribbon.
Step #3: Modify the Shape Fill
In the section Shape Styles, click on Shape Fill.
This opens another dialog.
Click on No Fill.
Click anywhere in the document to deselect the text box.
Word has now made the text box transparent.
Method #2: Modify the Format Shape
Step #1: Open the Word document.
Open the Word document containing at least one text box.
Step #2: Open the text box menu
Click on the border of the text box to select it.
Right-click anywhere inside the text box.
A menu will open.
Step #3: Change the Format Shape
At the bottom of the menu, click on Format Shape.
This will open the Format Shape dialog box on the right edge of the page.
Click on Fill to expand its menu.
In the expanded Fill menu, click on No Fill and make sure a dot has appeared inside the circle.
Click on the X in the top right corner of the Format Shape dialog box to close it.
Click anywhere in the document to deselect the text box.
Word has now made the text box transparent.
Conclusion
Follow our stepwise instructions above to have transparent text boxes in your document. We have shown you two methods, use the one most suitable.