UseVertical Element

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Determines whether the character run is vertical or horizontal.

Value

Description

0

Text direction is horizontal (the default).

1

Text direction is vertical

Syntax

<UseVertical
    [Unit]
    [F]
    [Err]>
</UseVertical>

Attributes

Unit

Optional string. Represents a unit of measure. The default is BOOL. For details about BOOL, see Units of measure.

F

Optional string. Represents the element's formula. This attribute can contain one of the following strings: "someFormula" if the formula exists locally, "No Formula" if the formula is locally deleted or blocked, or "Inh" if the formula is inherited.

If the attribute is not present, the element's formula is a simple constant. For example, <element>5</element>.

Err

Optional string. Indicates that the formula evaluates to an error. The value of Err is the current value (an error message string); the value of the element is the last valid value.

Element properties

Property

Value

Name

UseVertical

Minimum Occurrences

0

Maximum Occurrences

1

Element information

Parent elements

Char

Child elements

None

The UseVertical element is relevant only when contained in a Shape or StyleSheet element. It is ignored when contained in a DocumentSheet or PageSheet element.