Specifies whether the user is allowed to change the width of the Text or Datalink object.
Syntax
object.ScalesWidth [= Boolean]
Properties
The ScalesWidth property syntax has these parts:
|
Part |
Description |
|
object |
An object expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list. |
|
Boolean |
Whether the text width can be changed. |
Settings
The settings for Boolean are:
|
Value |
Description |
|
True |
The object's width can be changed. |
|
False |
The object's width cannot be changed. (There can be clipping of the text) |
Remarks
The behavior of the object by changing the ScalesWidth property is dependent upon the Autosize property. The following table illustrates the dependencies:
|
Autosize |
Value |
ScalesWidth Value Resulting Behavior |
|
True |
True |
Bounding rectangle is recalculated to fit the text. |
|
False |
True |
The FontSize is recalculated to fit the bounding rectangle. |
|
True |
False |
Bounding rectangle is recalculated to fit the text. |
|
False |
False |
The text is clipped. |
