Shapes.AddTextbox Method

Creates a text box. Returns a Shape object that represents the new text box.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function AddTextbox ( _
    Orientation As MsoTextOrientation, _
    Left As Single, _
    Top As Single, _
    Width As Single, _
    Height As Single _
) As Shape
'Usage
Dim instance As Shapes
Dim Orientation As MsoTextOrientation
Dim Left As Single
Dim Top As Single
Dim Width As Single
Dim Height As Single
Dim returnValue As Shape

returnValue = instance.AddTextbox(Orientation, _
    Left, Top, Width, Height)

Shape AddTextbox(
    MsoTextOrientation Orientation,
    float Left,
    float Top,
    float Width,
    float Height
)

Parameters

• Orientation
  Type: Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoTextOrientation

  Required MsoTextOrientation. The orientation of the textbox.

• Left
  Type: System.Single

  Required Single. The position (in points) of the upper-left corner of the text box relative to the upper-left corner of the document.

• Top
  Type: System.Single

  Required Single. The position (in points) of the upper-left corner of the text box relative to the top of the document.

• Width
  Type: System.Single

  Required Single. The width of the text box, in points.

• Height
  Type: System.Single

  Required Single. The height of the text box, in points.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Shape

See Also

Reference

Shapes Interface

Shapes Members

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel Namespace