When you need some text to stand apart from your main writing, both Microsoft Word and Google Docs make it pretty simple to add a quick text box ...

The text tools in Microsoft Word 2010 can help add a little flair to your documents. One of the text tools enables you to type along a path, including a curve. You create curved text inside a text box ...

Now, let’s add the text “Use Quick Styles” to the left of the formatting paragraph in the example document, as follows: Click the Insert menu and Click Text Box in the Text group.

Whether you're putting together some kind of mock-up document or trying to learn Word's formatting features, filler text can come in mighty handy.