Draw.io - how to get text into a shape?

I got a very simple question, but I am stuck and can’t get text into a shape. Some shapes have text in them and I can change it but the one I want to use, does not. Help please…

Don’t worry, it’s really easy, but only once you know how to do it.

Where you see the shapes, first row in “General” on the right is “text”, that’s the one! Choose it and work it like any other shape and drag it into the shape you want it to appear in.

The result:


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