FontScale Element

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Specifies the font width.

Syntax

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

Attributes

Unit

Optional string. Represents a unit of measure. The default is PER. For details about PER, 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

FontScale

Minimum Occurrences

0

Maximum Occurrences

1

Element information

Parent elements

Char

Child elements

None

To decrease the font width, enter a number less than 1.0. To increase the font width, enter a percentage between 1.0 and 6.0.

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

See also

Scale cell (Character section)