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Change line width of text below a shape

  • August 14, 2025
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I have shapes that were created when I imported diagrams from Visio.  These shapes have text boxes below them that wrap text when it exceeds a particular width.  I would like to be able to change the width so that I can better manage the number of lines of text for a particular instance of the shape, how can I do this.  I have noticed that each instance I import has a unique width, can this width be edited or do I need to edit the shapes in Visio and re-import them?

Best answer by Humas1985

Hi ​@Wil P 

You can often edit the widths of text boxes directly in Lucidchart by resizing, but in some Visio-imported cases, manual adjustment might require editing the original Visio shapes or reconstructing the text boxes inside Lucid chart after import.

To learn  moreHow to Add Text Box on Lucidchart (Full 2024 Guide) - YouTube

Hope this helps - Happy to help further!!
Thank you very much and have a great one!
Warm regards

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Humas1985
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  • August 17, 2025

Hi ​@Wil P 

You can often edit the widths of text boxes directly in Lucidchart by resizing, but in some Visio-imported cases, manual adjustment might require editing the original Visio shapes or reconstructing the text boxes inside Lucid chart after import.

To learn  moreHow to Add Text Box on Lucidchart (Full 2024 Guide) - YouTube

Hope this helps - Happy to help further!!
Thank you very much and have a great one!
Warm regards


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  • August 19, 2025

Thank you, it seems that what I have been doing is the best workaround until I create a similar enough shape natively in Lucidchart.