Sideheads (where a document’s subheads appear out to the side of the text) and pull quotes are really just two specific uses for text boxes in Microsoft Word. Here’s how to set them up.
Text boxes let you position small bits of text exactly where you want them in a Word document.
Most often, people use them for one of two purposes. The first is creating a sidehead, a subheading that’s placed out to the left of the main body of the document instead of inline with the text. The second is for pull quotes (or editorial notes), which are just blocks of text positioned either off to the side or inline with document text. They’re used to call attention to specific text and also help break up text visually in long documents.Creating either of these follows pretty much the same procedure: create a text box, put your text in it, and then position the box where you want it.
If you’re placing the box out to the side of your text, you’ll need to first make sure you have an adequate area of white space there. There are a few different ways to do this, but we recommend using the indent and spacing tools on Word’s Ruler display.
For our example, we’re going to highlight the first three paragraphs and then drag the Right Indent marker on the Ruler over to the 5-inch marker, creating a pocket of space to the right of those paragraphs. You could also drag the Left Indent marker to make the same space on the left side, and you can do this at any position in your document. If you’re creating a pull quote that you want to appear inline with the text, you won’t need to bother with this step.
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