Create a text bubble (Word 2000/2002/2003/2004/2007)

You can include text boxes shaped like text bubbles in your Word documents. To do so, click the Drawing button on the Standard toolbar to display the Drawing toolbar (if it isn't displayed already) at the bottom of the application window. On the Drawing toolbar, click the AutoShapes button, and then choose Callouts from the resulting pop-up menu. The Callouts submenu contains a collection of callouts, including text bubbles. Choose one you like, and then click in the document area to insert it (or click and drag to size it yourself). When you do, Word places the insertion point inside your text bubble. You can type and format its text just as you would in a regular text box.

In Word 2007, add a callout by going to the Insert tab and clicking on the Shape button in the Illustrations group. Select the shape you want to use from the dropdown palette's Callout section. Click and drag to add the callout to your document.

If you create a text bubble and decide later that you'd like to change it to a different AutoShape, select the AutoShape and click the Draw button on the Drawing toolbar. Choose Change AutoShape from the resulting submenu, then simply choose a new AutoShape from one of the resulting submenus. In Word 2007, change your callout shape by selecting it, going to the Format tab on the Text Box Tools ribbon, and then clicking the Change Shape button in the Text Box Styles group.