Shapes.AddTextbox Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word

Assembly:: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.dll

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Adds a text box to a document. Returns a Shape object that represents the text box and adds it to the Shapes collection.

public Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Shape AddTextbox (Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoTextOrientation Orientation, float Left, float Top, float Width, float Height, ref object Anchor);

abstract member AddTextbox : Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoTextOrientation * single * single * single * single * obj -> Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Shape

Public Function AddTextbox (Orientation As MsoTextOrientation, Left As Single, Top As Single, Width As Single, Height As Single, Optional ByRef Anchor As Object) As Shape

Parameters

Orientation: MsoTextOrientation

Required MsoTextOrientation. The orientation of the text. Some of these constants may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you’ve selected or installed.

Left: Single

Required Single. The position, measured in points, of the left edge of the text box.

Top: Single

Required Single. The position, measured in points, of the top edge of the text box.

Width: Single

Required Single. The width, measured in points, of the text box.

Height: Single

Required Single. The height, measured in points, of the text box.

Anchor: Object

Optional Object. A Range object that represents the text to which the text box is bound. If Anchor is specified, the anchor is positioned at the beginning of the first paragraph in the anchoring range. If this argument is omitted, the anchoring range is selected automatically and the text box is positioned relative to the top and left edges of the page.

Returns

Shape

Applies to