TextBox Element | Internet Development Index |
Defines a text box for a shape.
The following attributes modify a text box.
| Attribute | Description |
| Direction | Defines the direction of the text. |
| ID | Defines a unique identifier for the textbox. |
| Inset | Specifies inner margin values for textbox text. |
| InsetMode | Defines how an application will allow custom inset values. |
| Layout-Flow | Determines the flow of the text in the textbox. |
| MSO-Direction-Alt | Defines alternate directions for text in textboxes. |
| MSO-Fit-Shape-To-Text | Determines whether a shape will stretch to fit text. |
| MSO-Fit-Text-To-Shape | Determines whether text will stretch to fit a shape. |
| MSO-Layout-Flow-Alt | Defines the alternate layout flow for text in a textbox. |
| MSO-Next-Textbox | Specifies the next textbox in a series. |
| MSO-Rotate | Determines whether text rotates with a rotated shape. |
| MSO-Text-Scale | Defines the scaling factor for fitting text to shapes. |
| SingleClick | Determines whether text is selectable with a single click. |
| V-Text-Anchor | Defines the vertical anchoring of text in a textbox. |
Remarks
This element must be defined within a Shape element.
The following is the minimum code needed to produce a textbox.
<v:oval strokecolor="red" fillcolor="yellow style="position:relative;top:50;left:50;width:75;height:50"> <v:textbox>VML</v:textbox> </v:oval>
Note that the text displayed in the textbox is enclosed by the TextBox tags. The text inside the tags can be modified by ordinary HTML tags.
Example
Click here to view a simple textbox.