Word.TextFrame.MarginTop.md

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TextFrame.MarginTop property (Word)	vbawd10.chm162660455	vbawd10.chm162660455	Word.TextFrame.MarginTop	0ad83d75-432e-fcf2-2ed2-8ddee8cfc901	06/08/2017	medium

TextFrame.MarginTop property (Word)

Returns or sets the distance (in points) between the top of the text frame and the top of the inscribed rectangle of the shape that contains the text. Read/write Single.

Syntax

expression.MarginTop

expression An expression that returns a TextFrame object.

Example

This example adds a rectangle to myDocument, adds text to the rectangle, and then sets the margins for the text frame.

Set myDocument = ActiveDocument 
With myDocument.Shapes.AddShape(msoShapeRectangle, _ 
 0, 0, 250, 140).TextFrame 
 .TextRange.Text = "Here is some test text" 
 .MarginBottom = 0 
 .MarginLeft = 100 
 .MarginRight = 0 
 .MarginTop = 20 
End With

See also

TextFrame Object

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