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Shapes.AddTextbox Method

Creates a text box. Returns a Shape object that represents the new text box.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function AddTextbox ( _
    Orientation As MsoTextOrientation, _
    Left As Single, _
    Top As Single, _
    Width As Single, _
    Height As Single _
) As Shape
'Usage
Dim instance As Shapes
Dim Orientation As MsoTextOrientation
Dim Left As Single
Dim Top As Single
Dim Width As Single
Dim Height As Single
Dim returnValue As Shape

returnValue = instance.AddTextbox(Orientation, _
    Left, Top, Width, Height)
Shape AddTextbox(
    MsoTextOrientation Orientation,
    float Left,
    float Top,
    float Width,
    float Height
)

Parameters

  • Orientation
    Type: Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoTextOrientation
    The text orientation. Some of these constants may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you have selected or installed.
  • Left
    Type: System.Single
    The position, measured in points, of the left edge of the text box relative to the left edge of the slide.
  • Top
    Type: System.Single
    The position, measured in points, of the top edge of the text box relative to the top edge of the slide.
  • Width
    Type: System.Single
    The width of the text box, measured in points.
  • Height
    Type: System.Single
    The height of the text box, measured in points.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.Shape

See Also

Reference

Shapes Interface

Shapes Members

Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint Namespace