TextEffectFormat Members (Word)

Contains properties and methods that apply to WordArt objects.

Methods

Name

Description

ToggleVerticalText

Switches the text flow in the specified WordArt from horizontal to vertical, or vice versa.

Properties

Name

Description

Alignment

Returns or sets an MsoTextEffectAlignment constant that represents the alignment for the specified text effect. Read/write.

Application

Returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft Word application.

Creator

Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the specified object was created. Read-only Long.

FontBold

Sets the font to bold for the specified Word Art shape. Read/write MsoTriState.

FontItalic

Italicizes WordArt text. Read/write MsoTriState.

FontName

Returns or sets the name of the font for the dropped capital letter. Read/write String.

FontSize

Returns or sets the font size for the specified WordArt, in points. Read/write Single.

KernedPairs

Indicates that character pairs in a WordArt object have been kerned. Read/write MsoTriState.

NormalizedHeight

MsoTrue if all characters (both uppercase and lowercase) in the specified WordArt are the same height. Read/write MsoTriState.

Parent

Returns an Object that represents the parent object of the specified TextEffectFormat object.

PresetShape

Returns or sets the shape of the specified WordArt. Read/write MsoPresetTextEffectShape.

PresetTextEffect

Returns or sets the style of the specified WordArt. The values for this property correspond to the formats in the WordArt Gallery dialog box (Insert menu), numbered from left to right, top to bottom. Read/write MsoPresetTextEffect.

RotatedChars

MsoTrue if characters in the specified WordArt are rotated 90 degrees relative to the WordArt's bounding shape. MsoFalse if characters in the specified WordArt retain their original orientation relative to the bounding shape. Read/write MsoTriState.

Text

Returns or sets the text in the specified object. Read/write String.

Tracking

Returns or sets the ratio of the horizontal space allotted to each character in the specified WordArt in relation to the width of the character. Read/write Single.