LineRuleBefore Property

Applies To

ParagraphFormat object.

Description

True if line spacing before the first line in each paragraph is set to a specific number of lines, or False if line spacing is set to a specific number of points. Read/write Long.

See Also

LineRuleAfter property, LineRuleWithin property, SpaceBefore property.

Example

This example displays a message box that shows the setting for space before paragraphs for text in shape two on slide one in the active presentation.

With Application.ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes(2).TextFrame
    With .TextRange.ParagraphFormat
        sb = .SpaceBefore
        If .LineRuleBefore Then
            sbUnits = " lines"
        Else
            sbUnits = " points"
        End If
    End With
End With
MsgBox "Current spacing before paragraphs: " & sb & sbUnits