Limit Property

expression.Limit

expression    Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

Remarks

Text box limits can be any number from 1 to 255 characters. Numbers higher than 255 will generate an error.

Example

This example creates a new Web text box control in the active publication, sets the default text and the character limit for the text box, and specifies that it is a required control.

Sub AddWebTextBoxControl()
    With ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes.AddWebControl _
            (Type:=pbWebControlMultiLineTextBox, Left:=72, _
            Top:=72, Width:=300, Height:=100).WebTextBox
        .DefaultText = "Please enter text here."
        .Limit = 200
        .RequiredControl = msoTrue
    End With
End Sub