ShapeText.VerticalAnchor Property

Gets or sets the vertical alignment of a shape text.

Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet

Assembly: DevExpress.Spreadsheet.v19.1.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

ShapeTextVerticalAnchorType VerticalAnchor { get; set; }

VB.NET

Property VerticalAnchor As ShapeTextVerticalAnchorType

Property Value

Type	Description
ShapeTextVerticalAnchorType	A ShapeTextVerticalAnchorType enumeration values indicating the text’s vertical alignment.

Available values:

Name	Description
Bottom	Specifies a bottom-aligned shape text.
Center	Specifies a center-aligned shape text.
Distributed	Specifies that the shape text is distributed to fill the entire text frame.
Justified	Specifies a fully justified shape text.
Top	Specifies a top-aligned shape text.

Remarks

The VerticalAnchor property allows you specify the text alignment within a shape. Use the ShapeText.HorizontalAnchor property to define the shape text’s horizontal alignment.

Specify the ShapeTextParagraphFormat options to define the alignment of a specific shape text’s part. Use the ShapeTextRange.ParagraphFormat property to access these options.

Example

C#

ShapeText shapeText = shape4.ShapeText;

//Create a text range:
ShapeTextRange range = shapeText.Characters();

//Specify the shape's text 
range.Text = "Shape ";

//Set font properties:
range.Font.Bold = true;
range.Font.Color = Color.YellowGreen;

//Add new text range after the existing text
//And specify the font parameters:         
ShapeTextRange range2 = range.AddAfter("Text");
range2.Font.Italic = true;
range2.Font.Name = "Arial";
range2.Font.Color = Color.BurlyWood;

//Define the text's vertical and horizontal alignment:
shapeText.VerticalAnchor = ShapeTextVerticalAnchorType.Center;
shapeText.HorizontalAnchor = ShapeTextHorizontalAnchorType.Center;

VB.NET

Dim shapeText As ShapeText = shape4.ShapeText

'Create a text range:
Dim range As ShapeTextRange = shapeText.Characters()

'Specify the shape's text:
range.Text = "Shape "

'Set font properties:
range.Font.Bold = True
range.Font.Color = Color.YellowGreen

'Add new text range after the existing text
' And specify the font parameters:  
Dim range2 As ShapeTextRange = range.AddAfter("Text")
range2.Font.Italic = True
range2.Font.Name = "Arial"
range2.Font.Color = Color.BurlyWood

'Define the text's vertical and horizontal alignment:
shapeText.VerticalAnchor = ShapeTextVerticalAnchorType.Center
shapeText.HorizontalAnchor = ShapeTextHorizontalAnchorType.Center