AddTextEffect Method

Applies To

Shapes collection object.

Description

Creates a WordArt object. Returns a Shape object that represents the new WordArt object.

Syntax

expression.AddTextEffect(PresetTextEffect, Text, FontName, FontSize, FontBold, FontItalic, Left, Top)

expression Required. An expression that returns a Shapes object.

PresetTextEffect Required Long. The preset text effect. Can be one of the following MsoPresetTextEffect constants:

  • msoTextEffect1
  • msoTextEffect10
  • msoTextEffect11
  • msoTextEffect12
  • msoTextEffect13
  • msoTextEffect14
  • msoTextEffect15
  • msoTextEffect16
  • msoTextEffect17
  • msoTextEffect18
  • msoTextEffect19
  • msoTextEffect2
  • msoTextEffect20
  • msoTextEffect21
  • msoTextEffect22
  • msoTextEffect23
  • msoTextEffect24
  • msoTextEffect25
  • msoTextEffect26
  • msoTextEffect27
  • msoTextEffect28
  • msoTextEffect29
  • msoTextEffect3
  • msoTextEffect30
  • msoTextEffect4
  • msoTextEffect5
  • msoTextEffect6
  • msoTextEffect7
  • msoTextEffect8
  • msoTextEffect9

Text Required String. The text in the WordArt.

FontName Required String. The name of the font used in the WordArt.

FontSize Required Single. The size (in points) of the font used in the WordArt.

FontBold Required Long. True to set the font used in the WordArt to bold.

FontItalic Required Long. True to set the font used in the WordArt to italic.

Left, Top Required Single. The position (in points) of the upper-left corner of the WordArt's bounding box relative to the upper-left corner of the document.

Remarks

When you add WordArt to a document, the height and width of the WordArt are automatically set based on the size and amount of text you specify.

Example

This example adds WordArt that contains the text "Test" to myDocument.

Set myDocument = Worksheets(1)
Set newWordArt = myDocument.Shapes.AddTextEffect(PresetTextEffect:=msoTextEffect1, Text:="Test", _
    FontName:="Arial Black", FontSize:=36, FontBold:=False,  _
        FontItalic:=False, Left:=10, Top:=10)