Share via


VerticalAlign Element

Specifies the vertical alignment of text within the text block.

Value

Description

0

Top.

1

Middle.

2

Bottom.

Syntax

<VerticalAlign>    
    [Unit]
    [F]
    [Err]>
</VerticalAlign>

Attributes

Unit

Optional string. Represents a unit of measure. The default is NUM. For details about NUM, see Units of measure.

F

Optional string. Represents the element's formula. This attribute can contain one of the following strings: "someFormula" if the formula exists locally, "No Formula" if the formula is locally deleted or blocked, or "Inh" if the formula is inherited.

If the attribute is not present, the element's formula is a simple constant, for example, <element>5</element>.

Err

Optional string. Indicates that the formula evaluates to an error. The value of Err is the current value (an error message string); the value of the element is the last valid value.

Element properties

Property

Value

Name

VerticalAlign

Minimum Occurrences

0

Maximum Occurrences

1

Element information

Parent elements

TextBlock

Child elements

None

The VerticalAlign element is relevant only when contained in a Shape or StyleSheet element. It is ignored when contained in a DocumentSheet or PageSheet element.

See also

VerticalAlign cell (Text Block Format section)