. Use this tool if you want to add a Text box to any page or Master Page in your publication and type directly into it.On the Tools toolbar is the Text tool . Use this tool if you want to add a Text box to any page or Master Page in your publication and type directly into it.
Note:
If you already have your text saved in a text file, use the Import Text tool instead of the Text tool. Alternatively, if you want text in a Text box to be updated from an external file, use the option in the Text tab of the object’s Properties dialog box – updating a Text box from an external file.
Draw a Text object on the page as described in Adding Objects to a Page.
Click inside the Text box. The I-beam cursor will begin flashing inside the box.
Start typing your text into the text box.
Note:
Text objects contain two extra tabs in their Properties dialog box: the Text tab which contains specific options related to Text objects; the Input Text tab that allows you to convert a standard text box to an input box so that users can type information into it, which is then saved in a variable for later use.