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’ve 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(Type:=msoTextOrientationHorizontal, _
Left:=100, Top:=100, Width:=200, Height:=50).TextFrame _
.TextRange.Text = "Test Box"