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TextRange.TrimText Method

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PowerPoint Developer Reference

Returns a TextRange object that represents the specified text minus any trailing spaces.

Syntax

expression.TrimText

expression   A variable that represents a TextRange object.

Return Value
TextRange

Example

This example inserts the string " Text to trim " at the beginning of the text in shape two on slide one in the active presentation and then displays message boxes showing the string before and after it is trimmed.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  With Application.ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes(2) _
        .TextFrame.TextRange
    With .InsertBefore("   Text to trim   ")
        MsgBox "Untrimmed: " & """" & .Text & """"
        MsgBox "Trimmed: " & """" & .TrimText.Text & """"
    End With
End With

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