TextFrame Members (PowerPoint)

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09/25/2015

Represents the text frame in a Shape object. Contains the text in the text frame and the properties and methods that control the alignment and anchoring of the text frame.

Methods

Name	Description
DeleteText	Deletes the text associated with the specified shape.

Properties

Name	Description
Application	Returns an Application object that represents the creator of the specified object.
AutoSize	Returns or sets a value that indicates whether the size of the specified shape is changed automatically to fit text within its boundaries. Read/write.
Creator	Returns a Long that represents the four-character creator code for the application in which the specified object was created. For example, if the object was created in Microsoft PowerPoint, this property returns the hexadecimal number 50575054. Read-only.
HasText	Returns whether the specified shape has text associated with it. Read-only.
HorizontalAnchor	Returns or sets the horizontal alignment of text in a text frame. Read/write.
MarginBottom	Returns or sets the distance (in points) between the bottom of the text frame and the bottom of the inscribed rectangle of the shape that contains the text. Read/write.
MarginLeft	Returns or sets the distance (in points) between the left edge of the text frame and the left edge of the inscribed rectangle of the shape that contains the text. Read/write.
MarginRight	Returns or sets the distance (in points) between the right edge of the text frame and the right edge of the inscribed rectangle of the shape that contains the text. Read/write.
MarginTop	Returns or sets the distance (in points) between the top of the text frame and the top of the inscribed rectangle of the shape that contains the text. Read/write.
Orientation	Returns or sets text orientation. Read/write.
Parent	Returns the parent object for the specified object.
Ruler	Returns a Ruler object that represents the ruler for the specified text. Read-only.
TextRange	Returns a TextRange object that represents the text in the specified text frame. Read-only.
VerticalAnchor	Returns or sets the vertical alignment of text in a text frame. Read/write.
WordWrap	Determines whether lines break automatically to fit inside the shape. Read/write.