TextFrame2.MarginLeft Property
Returns or sets the distance (in points) between the left edge of the text frame and the left edge of the inscribed rectangle of the shape that contains the text. Read/write.
Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Property MarginLeft As Single
Get
Set
'Usage
Dim instance As TextFrame2
Dim value As Single
value = instance.MarginLeft
instance.MarginLeft = value
float MarginLeft { get; set; }
Property Value
Type: System.Single
Single
Examples
The following example adds a rectangle to a slide, adds text to the rectangle, and then sets the margins for the text frame.
Public Sub MarginLeft_Example()
Set pptSlide = ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
With pptSlide.Shapes.AddShape(msoShapeRectangle, 0, 0, 250, 140).TextFrame2
.TextRange.Text = "Here is some sample text"
.MarginBottom = 10
.MarginLeft = 10
.MarginRight = 10
.MarginTop = 10
End With
End Sub