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.