Adding text to a Shape using Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word

[Alex Dransfield]

I am trying to add text to a shape but I can't figure out how to do it.. I am using the method

public void DrawOnDoc(object oMissing, Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word._Document oDoc)
        {
            oDoc.Shapes.AddShape(1, (xPos / 2) + 100, (yPos / 2) + 100, nWidth / 2, nHeight / 2, oMissing);
        }

to add a shape to a document, but I can't find anything about adding text to the shape. Is it possible to do this?

[GaryTexmo]

I would recommend using MsoAutoShapeTyp e for the type instead of just the number, it makes your code a bit easier to read :D

As for adding text to it... I'm not sure. I notice that the AddShape method returns a Shape object, but I don't see any text in there. Hmm...

You might be able to get it from the document itself. This article seems to suggest you can..

http://www.eggheadcafe.com/community/aspnet/66/10255877/adding-to-text-to-autoshape-using-vba.aspx

I tried to make a quick program to test but I can't seem to find the reference to Microsoft.Offic e.Interop.Word (or whatever it is), it's not in my list. I wonder if it's because I have the Express edition of VS...

[Alex Dransfield]

I have that too. I had to add it manually as a reference. Microsoft.Offic e.Core and Microsoft.Offic e.Interop.Word are what I have. It's under the COM tab of Add References. Microsoft Office 14.0 Object Library, or something like that.

[GaryTexmo]

There we go.

And I knew it had to be in there somewhere...

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Application oWord = new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Application();
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Document oWordDoc = new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Document();

oWord.Visible = true;
oWordDoc = oWord.Documents.Add();

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Shape s = oWordDoc.Shapes.AddShape((int)Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoAutoShapeType.msoShapeRectangle, 0, 0, 100, 100);
s.TextFrame.TextRange.Text = "Blah";

[Alex Dransfield]

Thank you again. Remind me to put you in my will.

[GaryTexmo]

I like cookies... ;)

It was tough to find information on that... two people looking is better than one, I just happened to figure it out before you this time, but I'm pretty sure you'd have gotten there.