TextRange2.Characters property (Office)
Read-only.
Syntax
expression.Characters (Start, Length)
expression An expression that returns a TextRange2 object.
Parameters
| Name | Required/Optional | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Optional | Long | The first character in the returned range. |
| Length | Optional | Long | The number of characters to be returned. |
Return value
TextRange2
Remarks
If both Start and Length are omitted, the returned range starts with the first character and ends with the last paragraph in the specified range.
If Start is specified but Length is omitted, the returned range contains one character.
If Length is specified but Start is omitted, the returned range starts with the first character in the specified range.
If Start is greater than the number of characters in the specified text, the returned range starts with the last character in the specified range.
If Length is greater than the number of characters from the specified starting character to the end of the text, the returned range contains all those characters.
Example
This example sets the text for shape two on slide one in the active presentation, and then makes the second character a subscript character with a 20-percent offset.
Dim charRange As TextRange2
With Application.ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes(2)
Set charRange = .TextFrame.TextRange2.InsertBefore("H2O")
charRange.Characters(2).Font.BaselineOffset = -0.2
End With
See also
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