Syntax

expression.Tracking

expression A variable that represents a TextEffectFormat object.

Remarks

The following table gives the values of the Tracking property that correspond to the settings available in the user interface.

User interface setting Equivalent Tracking property value
Very Tight 0.8
Tight 0.9
Normal 1.0
Loose 1.2
Very Loose 1.5

Example

This example adds WordArt that contains the text "Test" to myDocument and specifies that the characters be very tightly spaced.

Visual Basic for Applications 
Set myDocument = Worksheets(1) Set newWordArt = myDocument.Shapes.AddTextEffect( _ PresetTextEffect:=msoTextEffect1, Text:="Test", _ FontName:="Arial Black", FontSize:=36, _ FontBold:=False, FontItalic:=False, Left:=100, _ Top:=100) newWordArt.TextEffect.Tracking =0.8
Control the spacing of characters? Set tracking value? Space characters tightly? tracking tracking property

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