TextRange.BoundLeft Property (PowerPoint)
Returns the distance (in points) from the left edge of the text bounding box for the specified text frame to the left edge of the slide. Read-only.
Syntax
expression .BoundLeft
expression A variable that represents a TextRange object.
Return Value
Single
Example
This example adds a rounded rectangle to slide one in the active presentation. The rectangle has the same dimensions as the text bounding box for shape one.
With Application.ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes
Set tr = .Item(1).TextFrame.TextRange
Set roundRect = .AddShape(msoShapeRoundedRectangle, _
tr.BoundLeft, tr.BoundTop, tr.BoundWidth, tr.BoundHeight)
End With
With roundRect.Fill
.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 0, 128)
.Transparency = 0.75
End With