Shapes.AddWordArt Method (Publisher)

Returns a Shape object that represents the WordArt to be added to the publication.

Version Information

Version Added: Publisher 2010

expression .AddWordArt(PresetWordArt, Text, FontName, FontSize, FontBold, FontItalic, Left, Top)

expression A variable that represents a Shapes object.

Name	Required/Optional	Data Type	Description
PresetWordArt	Required	pbPresetWordArt	The type of preset WordArt to add.
Text	Required	String	The text of the WordArt.
FontName	Required	String	The name of the font to be used in the WordArt.
FontSize	Required	Variant	The size of the font to be used in the WordArt.
FontBold	Required	[MSOTRISTATE]	Whether the WordArt text should be bold. See Remarks for possible values.
FontItalic	Required	[MSOTRISTATE]	Whether the WordArt text should be italic. See Remarks for possible values.
Left	Required	Variant	The horizontal position of the WordArt.
Top	Required	Variant	The vertical position of the WordArt.

Shape

The FontBold parameter value can be one of the following MsoTriState constants declared in the Microsoft Office type library.

Constant	Description
msoFalse	None of the characters in the WordArt are formatted as bold.
msoTriStateMixed	Return value indicating that the WordArt contains some text formatted as bold and some text not formatted as bold.
msoTriStateToggle	Set value that switches between msoTrue and msoFalse.
msoTrue	All characters in the WordArt are formatted as bold.

The FontItalic parameter value can be one of the following MsoTriState constants declared in the Microsoft Office type library.

Constant	Description
msoFalse	None of the characters in the WordArt are formatted as italic.
msoTriStateMixed	Return value indicating that the WordArt contains some text formatted as italic and some text not formatted as italic.
msoTriStateToggle	Set value that switches between msoTrue and msoFalse.
msoTrue	All characters in the WordArt are formatted as italic.