TextFrame2.MarginLeft property (Office)

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.

Syntax

expression.MarginLeft

expression An expression that returns a TextFrame2 object.

Example

The following code adds a rectangle to a slide, adds text to the rectangle, and then sets the margins for the text frame.

Set pptSlide = ActivePresentation.Slides(1) 
With pptSlide.Shapes.AddShape(msoShapeRectangle, 0, 0, 250, 140).TextFrame2 
 .TextRange.Text = "Here is some sample text" 
 .MarginBottom = 10 
 .MarginLeft = 10 
 .MarginRight = 10 
 .MarginTop = 10 
End With

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