Shapes.AddTextbox Method (Word)
Adds a text box to a drawing canvas.
Syntax
expression .AddTextbox(Orientation, Left, Top, Width, Height)
expression Required. A variable that represents a Shapes collection.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Orientation |
Required |
MsoTextOrientation |
The orientation of the text. 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. |
Top |
Required |
Single |
The position, measured in points, of the top edge of the text box. |
Width |
Required |
Single |
The width, measured in points, of the text box. |
Height |
Required |
Single |
The height, measured in points, of the text box. |
Return Value
Shape
Example
This example add a textbox to a canvas in a new document.
Sub NewCanvasTextbox()
Dim docNew As Document
Dim shpCanvas As Shape
'Create a new document and add a drawing canvas
Set docNew = Documents.Add
Set shpCanvas = docNew.Shapes.AddCanvas _
(Left:=100, Top:=75, Width:=150, Height:=200)
'Add a text box to the drawing canvas
shpCanvas.CanvasItems.AddTextbox _
Orientation:=msoTextOrientationHorizontal, _
Left:=1, Top:=1, Width:=100, Height:=100
End Sub