Some documents, e.g. anything submitted to a court, requires text, e.g. the the descriptive captions, that can be very difficult to format with spaces, return, and tab. Text boxes solve the problem very easily. A text box operates independent of the rest of the document so you can drag it around, put it where you like and have your papers look exactly how you like. Word 2007 has a number of decorative text boxes that can be useful for letterhead or marketing materials but the "Draw text box" function from the insert menu is the basic item useful for pleadings...
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