TextEffectFormat.Tracking property (PowerPoint)
Returns or sets the ratio of the horizontal space allotted to each character in the specified text to the width of the character. Read/write.
Syntax
expression. Tracking
expression A variable that represents a TextEffectFormat object.
Return value
Single
Remarks
The Tracking property value can be from 0 (zero) through 5. (Large values for this property specify ample space between characters; values less than 1 can produce character overlap.)
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 | 0.99925 |
| Tight | 0.999925 |
| Normal | 1.0 |
| Loose | 1.003 |
| Very Loose | 1.006 |
See also
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