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ParagraphFormat.SpaceBefore Property (PowerPoint)

Returns or sets the amount of space before the first line in each paragraph of the specified text, in points or lines. Read/write.

Syntax

expression .SpaceBefore

expression A variable that represents a ParagraphFormat object.

Return Value

Single

Example

This example sets the spacing before paragraphs to 6 points for the text in shape two on slide in the active presentation.

With Application.ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes(2)

    With .TextFrame.TextRange.ParagraphFormat

        .LineRuleBefore = False

        .SpaceBefore = 6

    End With

End With

See Also

Concepts

ParagraphFormat Object Members

ParagraphFormat Object