Shapes.AddTextbox method (PowerPoint)
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 text orientation. Some of these constants may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you have selected or installed. |
| Left | Required | Single | The position, measured in points, of the left edge of the text box relative to the left edge of the slide. |
| Top | Required | Single | The position, measured in points, of the top edge of the text box relative to the top edge of the slide. |
| Width | Required | Single | The width of the text box, measured in points. |
| Height | Required | Single | The height of the text box, measured in points. |
Return value
Shape
Example
This example adds a text box that contains the text "Test Box" to myDocument.
Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
myDocument.Shapes.AddTextbox(Orientation:=msoTextOrientationHorizontal, _
Left:=100, Top:=100, Width:=200, Height:=50).TextFrame _
.TextRange.Text = "Test Box"
See also
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