Go to Insert > Text Box and then select either Draw Text Box (where the text aligns horizontally on the page) or Vertical Text Box (where the text aligns vertically on the page).

How to add, copy, or delete text boxes in documents,spreadsheets, or presentations.

Add, resize, move, and format text boxes the way you want, and copy or delete them.

You can add text to a PowerPoint slide or a slide master by inserting a text box and typing inside that box. You can then format that text by selecting the text or the entire box. You can also add text to …

By default, when you insert a text box on your form template, InfoPath adds a single-line text box. If you want the text box to display multiple lines of text instead, you can enable paragraph breaks or text …

You can use either a text box or WordArt to add text on top of a photo in Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, or Excel.

Then you can add content controls for elements such as check boxes, text boxes, date pickers, and drop-down lists. Optionally, these content controls can be linked to database information.

You can add text to a PowerPoint slide or a slide master by inserting a text box and typing inside that box. You can then format that text by selecting the text or the entire box.

To add text, like a title, in an arbitrary position close to or on top of your SmartArt graphic, on the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Text Box to insert a text box.

In Publisher, add text by inserting a text box first, either via a template or manually. Then, you can link text boxes so that text flows from one box to another.