| Microsoft DirectX 8.1 (Visual Basic) | 
Prepares a device for drawing text.
object.Begin()
If the method fails, an error is raised and Err.Number can be set to one of the following values.
| D3DERR_INVALIDCALL | 
| D3DXERR_INVALIDDATA | 
For information on trapping errors, see the Microsoft® Visual Basic® Error Handling topic.
This method is optional. If a DrawTextW method is called outside of a Begin and D3DXFont.End pair, then Microsoft® Direct3D® calls Begin and End.