Text Block Format section.
This section describes global text properties of the object. They are the alignment, margins and background color.
VAlign
Specifies the vertical alignment type of the text in relation to the text box of the object. The number in the field corresponds to the following alignment type:
0 - align on the top of the text box;
1 - align on the center of the text box;
2 - align on the bottom of the text box.
TopMargin
Specifies the distance between the text and the top of the text box. In the Formulas mode, you see the data in tenths of millimetres, in the Values mode the data is displayed in the current unit of measure. This value doesn't depend on the scale of the document.
BottomMargin
Specifies the distance between the text and the bottom of the text box. In the Formulas mode, you see the data in tenths of millimetres, in the Values mode the data is displayed in the current unit of measure. This value doesn't depend on the scale of the document.
LeftMargin
Specifies the distance between the text and the left side of
the text box. In the Formulas mode, you see the data in tenths of
millimetres, in the Values mode the data is displayed in the
current unit of measure. This value doesn't depend on the scale
of the document.
Note, that the actual distance between the text and the left side
of the text box also includes the paragraph indentation (LeftInd
field in the Paragraph Format section). For the first line of the
paragraph, add the FirstInd field as well.
RightMargin
Specifies the distance between the text and the right side of
the text box. In the Formulas mode, you see the data in tenths of
millimetres, in the Values mode the data is displayed in the
current unit of measure. This value doesn't depend on the scale
of the document.
Note, that the actual distance between the text and the right
side of the text box also includes the paragraph indentation
(RightInd field in the Paragraph Format section).
TextBkgnd
Describes the text background color. The value corresponds to the number of the color in the color palette of the document. The value may vary from 0 to 255.
Note: Alternatively, these parameters can be changed under the Text Block tab of the Text Properties dialog.