Hold 'Ctrl' and click the image and text box to select both of them.Ĭlick the 'Format' tab at the top of the Excel window in the Drawing section.Ĭlick the small arrowhead under Group, in the Arrange group, and click 'Group' to group the two shapes. Only the text is visible over your image.Ĭlick and drag the text box to reposition the text according to your preferences. However, text boxes are also bordered by a thin white line that will be displayed over your image.Ĭlick 'Line Color' in the left pane and then click 'No line' in the right pane to remove the white line.Ĭlick 'Close' to close the Format Shape window. The Format Shape window pops up.Ĭlick 'Fill' in the left pane and then click 'No fill' in the right pane to get rid of the white background. Right-click the text box and select 'Format Shape' from the resulting menu. You can use the tools in the Font group at the top of the Excel window to adjust the font, size and color. The text box appears over the image, but it has a white background. Right-click the image, select 'Send to Back' and click 'Send to Back.'Ĭlick the 'Insert' tab and then click 'Text Box' in the Text group.Ĭlick and drag over your image, where you want to place the text to create a new text box. For example, the default is Sheet1.Ĭlick the 'Insert' tab at the top of the Excel window to view all insert options.Ĭlick 'Picture' in the Illustrations group, select the image using the resulting file browser and click 'Insert' to insert the image in the spreadsheet. Select the sheet you want to edit by clicking its name at the bottom of the Excel window.

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