## TextBox class Defines attributes that specify how a text is displayed inside a shape. To learn more, visit the [Working with Shapes](https://docs.aspose.com/words/cpp/working-with-shapes/) documentation article. ```cpp class TextBox : public System::Object ``` ## Methods | Method | Description | | --- | --- | | [BreakForwardLink](./breakforwardlink/)() | Breaks the link to the next [TextBox](./). | | [get_FitShapeToText](./get_fitshapetotext/)() | Determines whether Microsoft Word will grow the shape to fit text. | | [get_InternalMarginBottom](./get_internalmarginbottom/)() | Specifies the inner bottom margin in points for a shape. | | [get_InternalMarginLeft](./get_internalmarginleft/)() | Specifies the inner left margin in points for a shape. | | [get_InternalMarginRight](./get_internalmarginright/)() | Specifies the inner right margin in points for a shape. | | [get_InternalMarginTop](./get_internalmargintop/)() | Specifies the inner top margin in points for a shape. | | [get_LayoutFlow](./get_layoutflow/)() | Determines the flow of the text layout in a shape. | | [get_Next](./get_next/)() | Returns or sets a [TextBox](./) that represents the next [TextBox](./) in a sequence of shapes. | | [get_NoTextRotation](./get_notextrotation/)() | Gets or sets a boolean value indicating either text of the [TextBox](./) should not rotate when the shape is rotated. | | [get_Parent](./get_parent/)() const | Gets a parent shape for the [TextBox](./). | | [get_Previous](./get_previous/)() | Returns a [TextBox](./) that represents the previous [TextBox](./) in a sequence of shapes. | | [get_TextBoxWrapMode](./get_textboxwrapmode/)() | Determines how text wraps inside a shape. | | [get_VerticalAnchor](./get_verticalanchor/)() | Specifies the vertical alignment of the text within a shape. | | [GetType](./gettype/)() const override | | | [Is](./is/)(const System::TypeInfo\&) const override | | | [IsValidLinkTarget](./isvalidlinktarget/)(const System::SharedPtr\\&) | Determines whether this [TextBox](./) can be linked to the target [TextBox](./). | | [set_FitShapeToText](./set_fitshapetotext/)(bool) | Setter for [Aspose::Words::Drawing::TextBox::get_FitShapeToText](./get_fitshapetotext/). | | [set_InternalMarginBottom](./set_internalmarginbottom/)(double) | Setter for [Aspose::Words::Drawing::TextBox::get_InternalMarginBottom](./get_internalmarginbottom/). | | [set_InternalMarginLeft](./set_internalmarginleft/)(double) | Setter for [Aspose::Words::Drawing::TextBox::get_InternalMarginLeft](./get_internalmarginleft/). | | [set_InternalMarginRight](./set_internalmarginright/)(double) | Setter for [Aspose::Words::Drawing::TextBox::get_InternalMarginRight](./get_internalmarginright/). | | [set_InternalMarginTop](./set_internalmargintop/)(double) | Setter for [Aspose::Words::Drawing::TextBox::get_InternalMarginTop](./get_internalmargintop/). | | [set_LayoutFlow](./set_layoutflow/)(Aspose::Words::Drawing::LayoutFlow) | Setter for [Aspose::Words::Drawing::TextBox::get_LayoutFlow](./get_layoutflow/). | | [set_Next](./set_next/)(const System::SharedPtr\\&) | Setter for [Aspose::Words::Drawing::TextBox::get_Next](./get_next/). | | [set_NoTextRotation](./set_notextrotation/)(bool) | Setter for [Aspose::Words::Drawing::TextBox::get_NoTextRotation](./get_notextrotation/). | | [set_TextBoxWrapMode](./set_textboxwrapmode/)(Aspose::Words::Drawing::TextBoxWrapMode) | Setter for [Aspose::Words::Drawing::TextBox::get_TextBoxWrapMode](./get_textboxwrapmode/). | | [set_VerticalAnchor](./set_verticalanchor/)(Aspose::Words::Drawing::TextBoxAnchor) | Setter for [Aspose::Words::Drawing::TextBox::get_VerticalAnchor](./get_verticalanchor/). | | static [Type](./type/)() | | ## Remarks Use the [TextBox](../shape/get_textbox/) property to access text properties of a shape. You do not create instances of the [TextBox](./) class directly. ## Examples Shows how to set the orientation of text inside a text box. ```cpp auto doc = System::MakeObject(); auto builder = System::MakeObject(doc); System::SharedPtr textBoxShape = builder->InsertShape(ShapeType::TextBox, static_cast(150), static_cast(100)); System::SharedPtr textBox = textBoxShape->get_TextBox(); // Move the document builder to inside the TextBox and add text. builder->MoveTo(textBoxShape->get_LastParagraph()); builder->Writeln(u"Hello world!"); builder->Write(u"Hello again!"); // Set the "LayoutFlow" property to set an orientation for the text contents of this text box. textBox->set_LayoutFlow(layoutFlow); doc->Save(get_ArtifactsDir() + u"Shape.TextBoxLayoutFlow.docx"); ``` Shows how to get a text box to resize itself to fit its contents tightly. ```cpp auto doc = System::MakeObject(); auto builder = System::MakeObject(doc); System::SharedPtr textBoxShape = builder->InsertShape(ShapeType::TextBox, static_cast(150), static_cast(100)); System::SharedPtr textBox = textBoxShape->get_TextBox(); // Apply these values to both these members to get the parent shape to fit // tightly around the text contents, ignoring the dimensions we have set. textBox->set_FitShapeToText(true); textBox->set_TextBoxWrapMode(TextBoxWrapMode::None); builder->MoveTo(textBoxShape->get_LastParagraph()); builder->Write(u"Text fit tightly inside textbox."); doc->Save(get_ArtifactsDir() + u"Shape.TextBoxFitShapeToText.docx"); ``` Shows how to set internal margins for a text box. ```cpp auto doc = System::MakeObject(); auto builder = System::MakeObject(doc); // Insert another textbox with specific margins. System::SharedPtr textBoxShape = builder->InsertShape(ShapeType::TextBox, static_cast(100), static_cast(100)); System::SharedPtr textBox = textBoxShape->get_TextBox(); textBox->set_InternalMarginTop(15); textBox->set_InternalMarginBottom(15); textBox->set_InternalMarginLeft(15); textBox->set_InternalMarginRight(15); builder->MoveTo(textBoxShape->get_LastParagraph()); builder->Write(u"Text placed according to textbox margins."); doc->Save(get_ArtifactsDir() + u"Shape.TextBoxMargins.docx"); ``` ## See Also * Namespace [Aspose::Words::Drawing](../) * Library [Aspose.Words for C++](../../)