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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
0.8
Tight 0.9
Normal 1.0
Loose 1.2
Very Loose
1.5
word art text
The text in the WordArt. Read-only
Class: wrap format
Represents all the properties for wrapping text around a shape.
Use the wrap format property to return the wrap format object. The following example adds an oval
to the active document and specifies that document text wrap around the left and right sides of the
square that circumscribes the oval. There will be a 0.1-inch margin between the document text and
the top, bottom, left side, and right side of the square.
set myOval to make new oval at beginning of active document with properties ¬
{auto shape type:autoshape oval, left position:36, top:36, ¬
width:100
height:35}
set wrap type of wrap format of myOval to wrap square
set wrap side of wrap format of myOval to wrap both
set distance top of wrap format of myOval to (inches to points inches 0.1)
set distance bottom of wrap format of myOval to (inches to points inches 0.1)
set distance left of wrap format of myOval to (inches to points inches 0.1)
set distance right of wrap format of myOval to (inches to points inches 0.1)
Properties
allow overlap
Returns or sets a value that specifies whether a given shape can overlap other shapes.
Read/write.
distance bottom
Returns or sets the distance (in points) between the document text and the bottom edge of the
text-free area surrounding the specified shape. The size and shape of the specified shape,
together with the values of the wrap type and wrap side properties, determine the size and shape
of this text-free area. Read/write.