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ParagraphFormat object (Publisher)

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Represents all the formatting for a paragraph.

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Use the TextStyle.ParagraphFormat property to return the ParagraphFormat object for a paragraph or paragraphs. The ParagraphFormat property returns the ParagraphFormat object for a selection, range, or style.

Use the Duplicate method to copy an existing ParagraphFormat object.

Example

The following example centers the paragraph at the cursor position. This example assumes that the first shape is a text box and not another type of shape.

Sub CenterParagraph() 
 Selection.TextRange.ParagraphFormat _ 
 .Alignment = pbParagraphAlignmentCenter 
End Sub

The following example duplicates the paragraph formatting of the first paragraph in the active publication and stores the formatting in a variable. This example duplicates an existing ParagraphFormat object and then changes the left indent to one inch, creates a new textbox, inserts text into it, and applies the paragraph formatting of the duplicated paragraph format to the text.

Sub DuplicateParagraphFormating() 
 Dim pfmtDup As ParagraphFormat 
 
 Set pfmtDup = ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes(1).TextFrame _ 
 .TextRange.ParagraphFormat.Duplicate 
 
 pfmtDup.LeftIndent = Application.InchesToPoints(1) 
 
 With ActiveDocument.Pages.Add(Count:=1, After:=1) 
 With .Shapes.AddTextbox(pbTextOrientationHorizontal, _ 
 Left:=72, Top:=72, Width:=200, Height:=100) 
 With .TextFrame.TextRange 
 .Text = "This is a test of how to use " & _ 
 "the ParagraphFormat object." 
 .ParagraphFormat = pfmtDup 
 End With 
 End With 
 End With 
 
End Sub

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