## LayoutFlow enumeration

Determines the flow of the text layout in a textbox.


### Members

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| HORIZONTAL | Text is displayed horizontally. |
| TOP_TO_BOTTOM_IDEOGRAPHIC | Ideographic text is displayed vertically. |
| BOTTOM_TO_TOP | Text is displayed vertically. |
| TOP_TO_BOTTOM | Text is displayed vertically. |
| HORIZONTAL_IDEOGRAPHIC | Ideographic text is displayed horizontally. |
| VERTICAL | Text is displayed vertically. |

### Examples

Shows how to add text to a text box, and change its orientation

```python
doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc=doc)
textbox = aw.drawing.Shape(doc, aw.drawing.ShapeType.TEXT_BOX)
textbox.width = 100
textbox.height = 100
textbox.text_box.layout_flow = aw.drawing.LayoutFlow.BOTTOM_TO_TOP
textbox.append_child(aw.Paragraph(doc))
builder.insert_node(textbox)
builder.move_to(textbox.first_paragraph)
builder.write('This text is flipped 90 degrees to the left.')
doc.save(file_name=ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'Drawing.TextBox.docx')
```

### See Also

* module [aspose.words.drawing](../)
* property [TextBox.layout_flow](../textbox/layout_flow/)