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VML TextBox Element

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This topic describes VML, a feature that is deprecated as of Windows Internet Explorer 9. Webpages and applications that rely on VML should be migrated to SVG or other widely supported standards.

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As of December 2011, this topic has been archived. As a result, it is no longer actively maintained. For more information, see Archived Content. For information, recommendations, and guidance regarding the current version of Windows Internet Explorer, see Internet Explorer Developer Center.

 

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