TextBlock Element

Contains elements that specify the alignment, margins, and default tab stop positions of text in a shape's text block.

Syntax

<TextBlock
    [Del]>
</TextBlock>

Attributes

Del

Optional boolean. A flag indicating whether the element has been deleted locally. A value of 1 indicates that the element was deleted locally.

Element properties

Property

Value

Name

TextBlock

Minimum Occurrences

0

Maximum Occurrences

1

Element information

Parent elements

PageSheet

Shape

StyleSheet

DocumentSheet

Child elements

LeftMargin

RightMargin

TopMargin

BottomMargin

VerticalAlign

TextBkgnd

DefaultTabStop

TextDirection

TextBkgndTrans

The TextBlock 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

Text Block Format section