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CanvasShapes.AddTextbox Method

Adds a text box to a drawing canvas.

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

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Shape

See Also

Reference

CanvasShapes Interface

CanvasShapes Members

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word Namespace