S
Silvester
How can I get the font in a PP textbox to resize automatically to fit the
amt of text being entered ?
Appreciate any help and reply.
amt of text being entered ?
Appreciate any help and reply.
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Guest
Are you talking about in a placeholder (where it says "click here to add text") or just a regular textbox (the one you add by clicking the text icon on the drawing toolbar)?
S
Silvester
I'll be using automation from Access to create a regular textbox.
The textbox will be filled with data from Access and the font needs to be
able to resize and wrap to fit.
on the drawing toolbar)?
The textbox will be filled with data from Access and the font needs to be
able to resize and wrap to fit.
text") or just a regular textbox (the one you add by clicking the text iconEcho S said:Are you talking about in a placeholder (where it says "click here to add
on the drawing toolbar)?
--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com
presenter, PPT Live '04
Oct 10-13, San Diego http://www.powerpointlive.com
Silvester said:How can I get the font in a PP textbox to resize automatically to fit the
amt of text being entered ?
Appreciate any help and reply.
D
David M. Marcovitz
You should be able to program a simple loop to resize the font until the
size is right. In VBA I would check the number of lines (for example,
for the first shape on the first slide):
ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes(1).TextFrame.TextRange.Lines
and multiply it by the height of the font to find out how big my text is.
I would loop to keep reducing the font size until I got it small enough.
It shouldn't be too hard in whatever your using to automate the creation
of the slides.
--David
--
David M. Marcovitz, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/
size is right. In VBA I would check the number of lines (for example,
for the first shape on the first slide):
ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes(1).TextFrame.TextRange.Lines
and multiply it by the height of the font to find out how big my text is.
I would loop to keep reducing the font size until I got it small enough.
It shouldn't be too hard in whatever your using to automate the creation
of the slides.
--David
--
David M. Marcovitz, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/
I'll be using automation from Access to create a regular textbox.
The textbox will be filled with data from Access and the font needs to
be able to resize and wrap to fit.
text") or just a regular textbox (the one you add by clicking the textEcho S said:Are you talking about in a placeholder (where it says "click here to
add
icon on the drawing toolbar)?--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com
presenter, PPT Live '04
Oct 10-13, San Diego http://www.powerpointlive.com
Silvester said:How can I get the font in a PP textbox to resize automatically to
fit the
amt of text being entered ?
Appreciate any help and reply.