Different types of text boxes?

[Quinton28724874dl09]

I've noticed that there are two different types of text boxes when working in Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, etc but I don't know how nor do i know how to get the one I want. One text box just lets me manipulate and change the size of the text box itself the other changes and distorts the size of the text inside. Is there a term or name for these two types of text boxes? How do I input the one I want or how can I change it to the one I want?

  

[Ton Frederiks]

You have Area Type  and Point type:

https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/add-text-work-with-type-objects.html

You can switch between the two by clicking with the selection tool on the circle to the right of the text.

[Kurt Gold]

Area type (top one) and Point type (bottom one).

You can toggle them via the Type menu.