Layer.CreateParagraphText method - Developer Area

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Layer.CreateParagraphText method

Creates paragraph text on a layer

Syntax:

Function CreateParagraphText(ByVal Left As Double, ByVal Top As Double, ByVal Right As Double, ByVal Bottom As Double, Optional ByVal Text As String, Optional ByVal LanguageID As cdrTextLanguage = cdrLanguageNone, Optional ByVal CharSet As cdrTextCharSet = cdrCharSetMixed, Optional ByVal Font As String, Optional ByVal Size As Single = 0, Optional ByVal Bold As cdrTriState = cdrUndefined, Optional ByVal Italic As cdrTriState = cdrUndefined, Optional ByVal Underline As cdrFontLine = cdrMixedFontLine, Optional ByVal Alignment As cdrAlignment = cdrMixedAlignment) As Shape

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
Left	Double	Specifies, in document units, the distance from the left side of the paragraph-text frame to the left side of the page frame
Top	Double	Specifies, in document units, the distance from the top side of the paragraph-text frame to the top of the page frame
Right	Double	Specifies, in document units, the distance from the right side of the paragraph-text frame to the right side of the page frame
Bottom	Double	Specifies, in document units, the distance from the bottom of the paragraph-text frame to the bottom of the page frame
Text	String	Specifies the content of the newly created paragraph text. The value of the Text parameter becomes the actual text created with the CreateParagraphText method.
LanguageID	cdrTextLanguage	Specifies the language.
CharSet	cdrTextCharSet	Specifies the character set.
Font	String	Specifies the font.
Size	Single	Specifies the font size.
Bold	cdrTriState	Specifies whether to apply boldface.
Italic	cdrTriState	Specifies whether to apply italics.
Underline	cdrFontLine	Specifies an underline to apply.
Alignment	cdrAlignment	Specifies the alignment.

Remarks:

The CreateParagraphText method creates a paragraph-text object at a specified location on a layer.

Examples:

The following VBA example creates a paragraph-text object, formatted in boldface Times New Roman font.

Sub Test()
  Dim s As Shape
  Set s = ActiveLayer.CreateParagraphText(0, 0, 4, 4, "Paragraph Text", , , _
    "Times New Roman", 24, cdrTrue, cdrTrue, , cdrCenterAlignment)
End Sub

Version Information:

CorelDRAW:	X7.4, X7, X7.6, X8, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2019.2, 2020, 2021, 2020.1, 2021.5, 2022-v24, 2022-v24.1, 2022-v24.2, 2023-v24.3, 2023-v24.5, 2024-v25
Corel DESIGNER:	X7, 2017.1, 20.1, 2019.2, 2020.1, 2021.5, 2022-v24, 2022-v24.1, 2022-v24.2, 2023-v24.3, 2023-v24.5, 2024-v25