EffectTextOnPath.Offset property - Developer Area

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EffectTextOnPath.Offset property

Gets or sets the text offset from path

Syntax:

Property Get Offset() As Double
Property Let Offset(ByVal Value As Double)

Remarks:

The Offset property returns or specifies the horizontal text offset from the beginning of the path.

Examples:

The following VBA example attaches a text shape to a path and places it 2" from the beginning of the path.

Sub Test()
  Dim sText As Shape, sPath As Shape
  Set sText = ActiveLayer.CreateArtisticText(0, 0, "Text On Path")
  Set sPath = ActiveLayer.CreateCurveSegment(0.6, 4.5, 7.8, 8.5, 5.2, 62, 5.3, -96)
  sText.Text.FitToPath sPath
  sText.Effects(1).TextOnPath.Offset = 2
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