Shapes.AddTextbox method (Excel)

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

Syntax

expression.AddTextbox (Orientation, Left, Top, Width, Height)

expression A variable that represents a Shapes object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Orientation	Required	MsoTextOrientation	The orientation of the textbox.
Left	Required	Single	The position (in points) of the upper-left corner of the text box relative to the upper-left corner of the document.
Top	Required	Single	The position (in points) of the upper-left corner of the text box relative to the top of the document.
Width	Required	Single	The width of the text box, in points.
Height	Required	Single	The height of the text box, in points.

Return value

Shape

Example

This example adds a text box that contains the text Test Box to myDocument.

Set myDocument = Worksheets(1) 
myDocument.Shapes.AddTextbox(msoTextOrientationHorizontal, _ 
    100, 100, 200, 50) _ 
    .TextFrame.Characters.Text = "Test Box"

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