TextRange Members (PowerPoint)

Contains the text that's attached to a shape, and properties and methods for manipulating the text.

Methods

Name	Description
AddPeriods	Adds a period at the end of each paragraph in the specified text.
ChangeCase	Changes the case of the specified text.
Characters	Returns a TextRange object that represents the specified subset of text characters. For information about counting or looping through the characters in a text range, see the TextRange object.
Copy	Copies the specified object to the Clipboard.
Cut	Deletes the specified object and places it on the Clipboard.
Delete	Deletes the specified TextRange object.
Find	Finds the specified text in a text range, and returns a TextRange object that represents the first text range where the text is found. Returns Nothing if no match is found.
InsertAfter	Appends a string to the end of the specified text range. Returns a TextRange object that represents the appended text. When used without an argument, this method returns a zero-length string at the end of the specified range.
InsertBefore	Appends a string to the beginning of the specified text range. Returns a TextRange object that represents the appended text. When used without an argument, this method returns a zero-length string at the end of the specified range.
InsertDateTime	Inserts the date and time in the specified text range. Returns a TextRange object that represents the inserted text.
InsertSlideNumber	Inserts the slide number of the current slide into the specified text range. Returns a TextRange object that represents the slide number.
InsertSymbol	Returns a TextRange object that represents a symbol inserted into the specified text range.
Lines	Returns a TextRange object that represents the specified subset of text lines. For information about counting or looping through the lines in a text range, see the TextRange object.
LtrRun	Sets the direction of text in a text range to read from left to right.
Paragraphs	Returns a TextRange object that represents the specified subset of text paragraphs.
Paste	Pastes the text on the Clipboard into the specified text range, and returns a TextRange object that represents the pasted text.
PasteSpecial	Replaces the text range with the contents of the Clipboard in the format specified.
RemovePeriods	Removes the period at the end of each paragraph in the specified text.
Replace	Finds specific text in a text range, replaces the found text with a specified string, and returns a TextRange object that represents the first occurrence of the found text. Returns Nothing if no match is found.
RotatedBounds	Returns the coordinates of the vertices of the text bounding box for the specified text range.
RtlRun	Sets the direction of text in a text range to read from right to left.
Runs	Returns a TextRange object that represents the specified subset of text runs. A text run consists of a range of characters that share the same font attributes.
Select	Selects the specified object.
Sentences	Returns a TextRange object that represents the specified subset of text sentences.
TrimText	Returns a TextRange object that represents the specified text minus any trailing spaces.
Words	Returns a TextRange object that represents the specified subset of text words.

Properties

Name	Description
ActionSettings	Returns an ActionSettings object that contains information about what action occurs when the user clicks or moves the mouse over the specified shape or text range during a slide show. Read-only.
Application	Returns an Application object that represents the creator of the specified object.
BoundHeight	Returns the height (in points) of the text bounding box for the specified text frame. Read-only.
BoundLeft	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.
BoundTop	Returns the distance (in points) from the top of the of the text bounding box for the specified text frame to the top of the slide. Read-only.
BoundWidth	Returns the width (in points) of the text bounding box for the specified text frame. Read-only.
Count	Returns the number of objects in the specified collection. Read-only.
Font	Returns a Font object that represents character formatting. Read-only.
IndentLevel	Returns or sets the the indent level for the specified text as an integer from 1 to 5, where 1 indicates a first-level paragraph with no indentation. Read/write.
LanguageID	Returns or sets the language for the specified text range. Read/write.
Length	Returns the length of the specified text range, in characters. Read-only.
ParagraphFormat	Returns a ParagraphFormat object that represents paragraph formatting for the specified text. Read-only.
Parent	Returns the parent object for the specified object.
Start	Returns the position of the first character in the specified text range relative to the first character in the shape that contains the text. Read-only.
Text	Returns or sets a String that represents the text contained in the specified object. Read/write.