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TextRange.Lines Method

Returns a TextRange object that represents the specified subset of text lines. For information about counting or looping through the lines in a text range, see the TextRange object.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function Lines ( _
    Start As Integer, _
    Length As Integer _
) As TextRange
'Usage
Dim instance As TextRange
Dim Start As Integer
Dim Length As Integer
Dim returnValue As TextRange

returnValue = instance.Lines(Start, Length)
TextRange Lines(
    int Start,
    int Length
)

Parameters

  • Start
    Type: System.Int32
    The first line in the returned range.
  • Length
    Type: System.Int32
    The number of lines to be returned.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.TextRange
TextRange

Remarks

If both Start and Length are omitted, the returned range starts with the first line and ends with the last paragraph in the specified range.

If Start is specified but Length is omitted, the returned range contains one line.

If Length is specified but Start is omitted, the returned range starts with the first line in the specified range.

If Start is greater than the number of lines in the specified text, the returned range starts with the last line in the specified range.

If Length is greater than the number of lines from the specified starting line to the end of the text, the returned range contains all those lines.

Examples

This example formats as italic the first two lines of the second paragraph in shape two on slide one in the active presentation.

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

    .TextFrame.TextRange.Paragraphs(2) _

    .Lines(1, 2).Font.Italic = True

See Also

Reference

TextRange Interface

TextRange Members

Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint Namespace