BlockSizeX Element

Determines the horizontal block size, the area in which each of your shapes must fit on the drawing page when you use Microsoft Visio to lay out shapes on the drawing page.

Syntax

<BlockSizeX
    [Unit]
    [F]
    [Err]>
</BlockSizeX>

Attributes

Unit

Optional string. Represents a unit of measure. The default is DL. For details about DL, see Units of measure.

F

Optional string. Represents the element's formula. This attribute can contain one of the following strings: "someFormula" if the formula exists locally, "No Formula" if the formula is locally deleted or blocked, or "Inh" if the formula is inherited.

If the attribute is not present, the element's formula is a simple constant, for example, <element>5</element>.

Err

Optional string. Indicates that the formula evaluates to an error. The value of Err is the current value (an error message string); the value of the element is the last valid value.

Element properties

Property	Value
Name	BlockSizeX
Minimum Occurrences	0
Maximum Occurrences	1

Element information

Parent elements

PageLayout

Child elements

None

The BlockSizeX element is relevant only when contained in a PageSheet element. It is ignored if contained in a DocumentSheet , Shape , or StyleSheet element.

See also

BlockSizeX cell (Page Layout section)

Page Layout section