VML Layout-Flow Attribute
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Determines the flow of the text layout in a textbox. Read/write. String.
Applies To
Tag Syntax
<v: element style="layout-flow: expression ">
Remarks
Values include:
Value | Description |
---|---|
horizontal | Text is displayed horizontally. Default. |
vertical | Text is displayed vertically. |
vertical-ideographic | Ideographic text is displayed vertically. |
horizontal-ideographic | Ideographic text is displayed horizontally. |
VML Standard Attribute
Example
The text flow in the textbox will flow vertically.
<v:shape id="rect01"
coordorigin="0 0" coordsize="200 200"
strokecolor="red" fillcolor="red"
style="top:1;left:1;width:50;height:50"
path="m 1,1 l 1,200, 200,200, 200,1 x e">
<textbox string="VML text" layout-flow="vertical"/>
</v:shape>
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