TextFrame.Characters Method
Returns a Characters object that represents a range of characters within a shape’s text frame.
Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Function Characters ( _
Start As Object, _
Length As Object _
) As Characters
'Usage
Dim instance As TextFrame
Dim Start As Object
Dim Length As Object
Dim returnValue As Characters
returnValue = instance.Characters(Start, _
Length)
Characters Characters(
Object Start,
Object Length
)
Parameters
Start
Type: System.ObjectOptional Object. The first character to be returned. If this argument is either set to 1 or omitted, the Characters method returns a range of characters starting with the first character.
Length
Type: System.ObjectOptional Object. The number of characters to be returned. If this argument is omitted, the Characters method returns the remainder of the string (everything after the character that was set as the Start argument).
Return Value
Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Characters
Remarks
You can use the Characters object to add and format characters within the text frame.
The Characters object isn't a collection.