Quick summary
In Google Slides, you can change a text box shape by inserting a shape from the Insert menu and typing directly inside it. This approach lets you create visually styled text containers using any shape from the built-in Shapes library.
Steps
- In the top menu, click Insert.
- Hover over Shape from the dropdown menu.
- Click Shapes to open the shapes submenu.
- Choose the shape you want to use as your text box.
- Click and drag on the slide canvas to draw the shape.
- Double-click inside the shape to activate text editing.
- Type your text inside the shape.
- Your shape now works like a text box with a custom shape style.
