Tracking Property
Returns or sets the ratio of the horizontal space allotted to each character in the specified WordArt in relation to the width of the character. Can be a value from 0 (zero) through 5. (Large values for this property specify ample space between characters; values less than 1 can produce character overlap.) Read/write Single.
expression.Tracking
expression Required. An expression that returns a TextEffectFormat object.
Remarks
The following table gives the values of the Tracking property that correspond to the settings available in the user interface.
| User interface setting | Equivalent Tracking property value |
|---|---|
| Very Tight | 0.8 |
| Tight | 0.9 |
| Normal | 1.0 |
| Loose | 1.2 |
| Very Loose | 1.5 |
Example
This example adds WordArt that contains the text "Test" to the active document and specifies that the characters be very tightly spaced.
Set newWordArt = ActiveDocument.Shapes.AddTextEffect( _
PresetTextEffect:=msoTextEffect1, Text:="Test", _
FontName:="Arial Black", FontSize:=36, FontBold:=False, _
FontItalic:=False, Left:=100, Top:=100)
newWordArt.TextEffect.Tracking = 0.8