You could use bold text or highlight the word, but nothing beats a good, old-fashioned circle around the word in question. Thankfully, it’s fairly simple to use the drawing tools in Google Docs to achieve this effect. Here’s how to circle a word in Google Docs.

How to Insert a Circle in Google Docs

Before you circle a word in Google Docs, you first need to know how to insert a circle or oval into your document. To insert a circle in Google Docs:

How to Reposition a Circle in Google Docs

When your shape is inserted into your document, the default is for the text to wrap around the shape. To circle a word in Google Docs, we’ll need to change the text wrapping and then resize and reposition our shape. To reposition your circle:

Drawing Shapes in Google Docs

The steps above will help you to circle a word in Google Docs using basic shapes. It might be a word processor, but Google Docs has a few useful drawing tools up its sleeve. As well as learning how to circle a word in Google Docs, you can learn how to layer images in Google Docs for even more impressive effects. You can also rotate text in Google Docs to make words more visually striking or download images from a Google Docs document to use later. If you’re a designer, it’s even possible to sketch wireframes in Google Docs. Comment Name * Email *

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