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Object Model Reference : Classes : L : Layer : Methods : Layer.CreateArtisticText


Layer.CreateArtisticText

Function CreateArtisticText(Left As Double, Bottom As Double, Text As String, [LanguageID As cdrTextLanguage = cdrLanguageNone], [CharSet As cdrTextCharSet = cdrCharSetMixed], [Font As String], [Size As Single], [Bold As cdrTriState = cdrUndefined], [Italic As cdrTriState = cdrUndefined], [Underline As cdrFontLine = cdrMixedFontLine]), [Alignment As cdrAlignment = cdrMixedAlignment]) As Shape

Description

Member of Layer

The CreateArtisticText method creates an artistic text object at a specified location on a layer. You can specify various properties for the object.

Parameter
Description
Left
Specifies, in document units, the horizontal position of the artistic text
Bottom
Specifies, in document units, the vertical position of the artistic text
Text
Specifies the content for the artistic text. The value of the Text parameter becomes the actual text created with the CreateArtisticText method.
LanguageID
Specifies the language. This parameter is optional, and its default value is cdrLanguageNone (0).
CharSet
Font
Specifies the font. This parameter is optional.
Size
Specifies the font size. This parameter is optional, and its default value is 0.
Bold
Specifies whether to apply boldface. This parameter is optional, and its default value is cdrUndefined (-2).
Italic
Specifies whether to apply italics. This parameter is optional, and its default value is cdrUndefined (-2).
Underline
Specifies an underline to apply. This parameter is optional, and its default value is cdrMixedFontLine (7).
Alignment
Specifies the alignment. This parameter is optional, and its default value is cdrMixedAlignment (6).

VBA example

The following VBA example adds the word page: and the page number to the lower-left corner of the active layer of each page.

Sub Test()
 Dim p As Page
 For Each p In ActiveDocument.Pages
  p.ActiveLayer.CreateArtisticText 0, 0, "page: " & p.Index, _
   cdrEnglishUS, , "Arial", 6, cdrTrue, cdrTrue, , cdrLeftAlignment
 Next p
End Sub

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