TextEffectFormat.Tracking Property
Definition
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Returns or sets the ratio of the horizontal space allotted to each character in the specified WordArt to the width of the character. Can be a value from 0 (zero) through 5.
public:
property float Tracking { float get(); void set(float value); };public float Tracking { get; set; }Public Property Tracking As SingleProperty Value
Remarks
Large values for this property specify ample space between characters; values less than 1 can produce character overlap.
The following table gives the values of the Tracking property that correspond to the settings available in the user interface.
| Very Tight | 0.8 |
| Tight | 0.9 |
| Normal | 1.0 |
| Loose | 1.2 |
| Very Loose | 1.5 |