How to Insert Scrolling Text Box in Excel (2 Ideal Examples)

Excel is the most widely used tool for dealing with massive datasets. We can perform myriads of tasks of multiple dimensions in Excel. Sometimes we need to insert a scrolling text box in Excel. We do that whenever the text inside a box is large. This article will show how to insert a scrolling text box in Excel.

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2 Examples of Inserting Scrolling Text Box in Excel

1. Insert Horizontal Scrolling Text Box

2. Insert Vertical Text Box

Things to Remember

Conclusion

2 Examples of Inserting Scrolling Text Box in Excel

Without further ado, let’s move to the examples that I will use to show the way of inserting a scrolling text box.

1. Insert Horizontal Scrolling Text Box

The first example is the insertion of a horizontal scrolling text bar.

Steps:

First of all, go to the Developer
Then, select Insert.
After that, select Text Box.

After that, draw the text box.

The design mode should be activated and the box should be selected.

Next, go to Properties.

After that, a Properties box will appear.
Then, from the ScrollBars, activate the one for the horizontal bar.

Then, close the properties box.
After that, click on Design Mode to deactivate it.

After that, write something in the box. If the length of the text exceeds the text box, a horizontal scrolling bar will appear.

2. Insert Vertical Text Box

The next example is the insertion of a vertical text box. The method is quite similar to the previous one. Let’s see the steps.

Steps:

Bring the Properties box following the previous method.
Then, set the MultiLine option to True.
And, from the ScrollBars, activate the one for the vertical bar.

Then, close the properties box.
After that, click on Design Mode to deactivate it.

After that, write something in the box. If the length of the text exceeds the text box, a vertical scrolling bar will appear.

Things to Remember

The scrolling bar will appear only if the text length exceeds the box.
To write something in the text box, you must deactivate the design mode.

Conclusion

In this article, I have demonstrated 2 examples of inserting a scrolling text box in Excel. I hope it helps everyone. If you have any suggestions, ideas, or feedback, please feel free to comment below. Please visit Exceldemy for more useful articles like this.