How to Outline Text in
Google Docs

Learn how to create outlined text in Google Docs to enhance your document's visual appeal. This simple formatting technique allows you to emphasize important sections or headings effectively.

Learn how to create outlined text in Google Docs to enhance your document's visual appeal. This simple formatting technique allows you to emphasize important sections or headings effectively.

  1. Open your Google Docs document.

  2. Highlight the text you want to outline.

  3. Click on the "Format" menu in the top toolbar.

  4. Select "Text" and then click on "Drawing" > "New."

  5. In the drawing window, click on the "Text box" tool to create a text box, and paste your highlighted text into it.

  6. Once the text is in the box, click on the "Line" tool in the drawing window to add an outline around the text.

  7. After the text is outlined, click "Save and Close" to insert it into your document. The text will now appear outlined in the document.

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