TextBox class

Defines attributes that specify how a text is displayed inside a shape. To learn more, visit the Working with Shapes documentation article.

Use the Shape.textBox property to access text properties of a shape. You do not create instances of the TextBox class directly.

Name	Description
fitShapeToText	Determines whether Microsoft Word will grow the shape to fit text.
internalMarginBottom	Specifies the inner bottom margin in points for a shape.
internalMarginLeft	Specifies the inner left margin in points for a shape.
internalMarginRight	Specifies the inner right margin in points for a shape.
internalMarginTop	Specifies the inner top margin in points for a shape.
layoutFlow	Determines the flow of the text layout in a shape.
next	Returns or sets a TextBox that represents the next TextBox in a sequence of shapes.
noTextRotation	Gets or sets a boolean value indicating either text of the TextBox should not rotate when the shape is rotated.
parent	Gets a parent shape for the TextBox.
previous	Returns a TextBox that represents the previous TextBox in a sequence of shapes.
textBoxWrapMode	Determines how text wraps inside a shape.
verticalAnchor	Specifies the vertical alignment of the text within a shape.

Name	Description
breakForwardLink()	Breaks the link to the next TextBox.
isValidLinkTarget(target)	Determines whether this TextBox can be linked to the target TextBox.