AddTextBox Method

Adds the specified text box to the shapes collection at the specified position and with the specified size.

[Visual Basic]
Overridable Function AddTextBox( _
   ByVal left As Double, _
   ByVal top As Double, _
   ByVal width As Double, _
   ByVal height As Double _
) As IShape

[C#]
virtual IShape AddTextBox( 
   double left,
   double top,
   double width,
   double height
);

[C++]
virtual IShape* AddTextBox( 
   double left,
   double top,
   double width,
   double height
) 

[C++/CLI]
virtual IShape^ AddTextBox( 
   double left,
   double top,
   double width,
   double height
) 

Parameters

left

Left edge of the new picture in points.

top

Top edge of the new picture in points.

width

Width of the new picture in points.

height

Height of the new picture in points.

Return Type

A shape object representing the newly created text box.

Remarks

Use RowToPoints and ColumnToPoints to convert row and column positions to points.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family

See Also

IShapes Interface  | IShapes Members  | RowToPoints Method  | ColumnToPoints Method

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