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TextRange.BoundLeft Property (PowerPoint)

Returns the distance (in points) from the left edge of the text bounding box for the specified text frame to the left edge of the slide. Read-only.

Syntax

expression .BoundLeft

expression A variable that represents a TextRange object.

Return Value

Single

Example

This example adds a rounded rectangle to slide one in the active presentation. The rectangle has the same dimensions as the text bounding box for shape one.

With Application.ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes

    Set tr = .Item(1).TextFrame.TextRange

    Set roundRect = .AddShape(msoShapeRoundedRectangle, _

        tr.BoundLeft, tr.BoundTop, tr.BoundWidth, tr.BoundHeight)

End With

With roundRect.Fill

    .ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 0, 128)

    .Transparency = 0.75

End With

See Also

Concepts

TextRange Object

TextRange Object Members