TextRange2.Length property (Office)

Gets a Long that represents the length of a text range. Read-only.

Syntax

expression.Length

expression An expression that returns a TextRange2 object.

Return value

Long

Example

This example adds a shape with text and rotates the shape without rotating the text in the active PowerPoint presentation.

Sub SetTextRange() 
 Dim shpStar As Shape 
 Dim sldOne As Slide 
 Dim effNew As Effect 
 
 Set sldOne = ActivePresentation.Slides(1) 
 Set shpStar = sldOne.Shapes.AddShape(Type:=msoShape5pointStar, _ 
 Left:=32, Top:=32, Width:=300, Height:=300) 
 
 shpStar.TextFrame.TextRange2.Text = "Animated shape." 
 
 Set effNew = sldOne.TimeLine.MainSequence.AddEffect(Shape:=shpStar, _ 
 EffectId:=msoAnimEffectPath5PointStar, Level:=msoAnimateTextByAllLevels, _ 
 Trigger:=msoAnimTriggerAfterPrevious) 
 With effNew 
 If .TextRangeStart = 0 And .TextRangeLength > 0 Then 
 With .Behaviors.Add(Type:=msoAnimTypeRotation).RotationEffect 
 .From = 0 
 .To = 360 
 End With 
 .Timing.AutoReverse = msoTrue 
 End If 
 End With 
End Sub 

See also

• TextRange2 object members

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