Allow text to spill outside shape with Userform .TextFrame

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I can't quite figure out how to fix the following issue.

Background:
I made a userform to assist me in making timelines of various workstreams. Essentially it uses adds a shape of a certain length (duration) and some text to fill it in. Code snip that does that...

VBA Code: 
   If TaskCheck = True Then
        
        Set s = ws.Shapes.AddShape(Type:=msoShapeRectangle, _
        Left:=c.Left, _
        Top:=c.Top, _
        Width:=c.Width + Dur, _
        Height:=c.Height)
    
        s.Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(R, G, B)
    
        With s.TextFrame
            .Characters.Text = tLabel
            .Characters.Font.ColorIndex = 3
            .Characters.Font.Color = RGB(0, 0, 0)
            .Characters.Font.Name = "Century Gothic"
            '    .Characters.Font.FontStyle = "Bold"
            .Characters.Font.Size = 12
            .HorizontalAlignment = xlHAlignCenter
            .VerticalAlignment = xlVAlignCenter
        End With
    
    s.Select

My issue is that if the duration entered in the form (length of the shape) is not long enough, the text that would go inside gets only partially shown.
  • For example, a duration of 10 only shows the L for the text "Long Words Here"
  • Longer durations show a little more until the duration is long enough to hold all the text.
What I would like to do is shown as the last little gray box in the image below.
If the duration is not long enough to encapsulate the words, put them out to the right.
I need the font to stay the same size so this is more about placement or allowing to spill than autofitting. I tied .WordWrap = False, but it doesn't seem to do it.

Is there a way to do this dynamically as part of the code or should I make it a choice on the userform instead?

Thanks as always for your expert help!

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GeeWhiz 7, I've looked this problem and I don't see reason to move text outside of shape.
More elegantly will be to do that with "Allow text to overflow shape".
I've explore some possibilities and it looks like this.
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EXCEL MAX said:
GeeWhiz 7, I've looked this problem and I don't see reason to move text outside of shape.
More elegantly will be to do that with "Allow text to overflow shape".
I've explore some possibilities and it looks like this.
View attachment 67828
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Thank you for this, I had tried something like it before but it didn't seem to work, but you're pointing it out made me dig deeper. Took me a little bit to figure out as the .HorizontalOverflow property was a TextFrame2 property and the others a TextFrame property and only happens if .WordWrap = False.

So now I will use the "allow text to overflow shape" as a default (last Else in my ElseIf) if user doesn't select a Text location from the form which leaves a good solution!

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If you attempt to use the "allow text to overflow shape" here is example how it may be used.
VBA Code: 
Sub AdjustShape()
      
   Dim vA As Variant, vWS As Worksheet, vRng As Range
   Dim vN As Integer
   Dim vShLeft, vShTop, vShWidth, vShHeight, vSh As Shape
   
   Application.ScreenUpdating = False
   vA = Array(20, 50, 150)
   Set vWS = ActiveSheet
   vWS.Range("B2").Resize(UBound(vA) + 1, 1) = Application.Transpose(vA)
   Set vRng = vWS.Range("B2").Resize(UBound(vA) + 1, 1)
   tLabel = "Long Words Here"
   For vN = 1 To UBound(vA) + 1
      With vRng.Cells(vN)
         vShLeft = .Left + .Width
         vShTop = .Top
         vShWidth = .Value
         vShHeight = .Height
      End With
      Set vSh = vWS.Shapes.AddShape( _
      msoShapeRectangle, vShLeft, vShTop, vShWidth, vShHeight)
      With vSh
         .TextFrame2.WordWrap = False
         .Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(237, 125, 49)
         With .TextFrame
            .HorizontalOverflow = xlOartHorizontalOverflowOverflow
            .Characters.Text = tLabel
            With .Characters.Font
               .Color = RGB(0, 0, 0)
               .FontStyle = "Bold"
               .Size = 12
             End With
            .HorizontalAlignment = xlHAlignLeft
            .VerticalAlignment = xlVAlignCenter
         End With
         .Line.Visible = True
      End With
   Next vN
   Application.ScreenUpdating = True
   
End Sub
 
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EXCEL MAX said:
If you attempt to use the "allow text to overflow shape" here is example how it may be used.
VBA Code: 
Sub AdjustShape()
    
   Dim vA As Variant, vWS As Worksheet, vRng As Range
   Dim vN As Integer
   Dim vShLeft, vShTop, vShWidth, vShHeight, vSh As Shape
 
   Application.ScreenUpdating = False
   vA = Array(20, 50, 150)
   Set vWS = ActiveSheet
   vWS.Range("B2").Resize(UBound(vA) + 1, 1) = Application.Transpose(vA)
   Set vRng = vWS.Range("B2").Resize(UBound(vA) + 1, 1)
   tLabel = "Long Words Here"
   For vN = 1 To UBound(vA) + 1
      With vRng.Cells(vN)
         vShLeft = .Left + .Width
         vShTop = .Top
         vShWidth = .Value
         vShHeight = .Height
      End With
      Set vSh = vWS.Shapes.AddShape( _
      msoShapeRectangle, vShLeft, vShTop, vShWidth, vShHeight)
      With vSh
         .TextFrame2.WordWrap = False
         .Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(237, 125, 49)
         With .TextFrame
            .HorizontalOverflow = xlOartHorizontalOverflowOverflow
            .Characters.Text = tLabel
            With .Characters.Font
               .Color = RGB(0, 0, 0)
               .FontStyle = "Bold"
               .Size = 12
             End With
            .HorizontalAlignment = xlHAlignLeft
            .VerticalAlignment = xlVAlignCenter
         End With
         .Line.Visible = True
      End With
   Next vN
   Application.ScreenUpdating = True
 
End Sub
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Thank you, that works nicely for sure and you found the enumeration I was looking and looking for!

It takes me a bit to understand some of the other parts of what your code is doing, but it definitely helps me with the overflow of the textframe. Here is how I implemented it for now in my code. I'm now trying to figure out if there is an enumeration that will allow me to Offset the text/TextFrame from the shape so I can put it above, below, etc by choice...documentation seems lacking...

If I can find it, then I will make it a choice and put the Overflow enumeration as a default unless user selects to offset. Something like the image below, by not checking Text Location option button, an overflow of the text would be default.

VBA Code: 
 If TaskCheck = True Then
       
        Set S = ws.Shapes.AddShape(Type:=msoShapeRectangle, _
        Left:=c.Left, _
        Top:=c.Top, _
        Width:=c.Width + Dur, _
        Height:=c.Height)
                
        S.Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(R, G, B)
        S.TextFrame2.WordWrap = False
       
        With S.TextFrame
                       
            .Characters.Text = tLabel
            .Characters.Font.ColorIndex = 3
            .Characters.Font.Color = RGB(0, 0, 0)
            .Characters.Font.Name = "Century Gothic"
            .Characters.Font.FontStyle = "Bold"
            .Characters.Font.Size = 12
            .HorizontalAlignment = xlHAlignCenter
            .VerticalAlignment = xlVAlignCenter
            .HorizontalOverflow = xlOartHorizontalOverflowOverflow
           
        End With

        S.Select
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GeeWhiz7 said:
Thank you, that works nicely for sure and you found the enumeration I was looking and looking for!

It takes me a bit to understand some of the other parts of what your code is doing, but it definitely helps me with the overflow of the textframe. Here is how I implemented it for now in my code. I'm now trying to figure out if there is an enumeration that will allow me to Offset the text/TextFrame from the shape so I can put it above, below, etc by choice...documentation seems lacking...

If I can find it, then I will make it a choice and put the Overflow enumeration as a default unless user selects to offset. Something like the image below, by not checking Text Location option button, an overflow of the text would be default.

VBA Code: 
 If TaskCheck = True Then
      
        Set S = ws.Shapes.AddShape(Type:=msoShapeRectangle, _
        Left:=c.Left, _
        Top:=c.Top, _
        Width:=c.Width + Dur, _
        Height:=c.Height)
               
        S.Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(R, G, B)
        S.TextFrame2.WordWrap = False
      
        With S.TextFrame
                      
            .Characters.Text = tLabel
            .Characters.Font.ColorIndex = 3
            .Characters.Font.Color = RGB(0, 0, 0)
            .Characters.Font.Name = "Century Gothic"
            .Characters.Font.FontStyle = "Bold"
            .Characters.Font.Size = 12
            .HorizontalAlignment = xlHAlignCenter
            .VerticalAlignment = xlVAlignCenter
            .HorizontalOverflow = xlOartHorizontalOverflowOverflow
          
        End With

        S.Select
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Here is how I figured out to offset the text. It's not really offsetting the textframe, but deleting that text and putting the equivalent text in a cell above/below, etc.
So this works pretty well. Default is your idea for spilling out of shape and if user selects any of the other choices then it uses text in a cell.

VBA Code: 
If TextACheck = True Then
        ActiveCell.Offset(-1, 0) = tLabel
        S.TextFrame2.DeleteText
        
        ElseIf TextBCheck = True Then
    
            ActiveCell.Offset(1, 0) = tLabel
            S.TextFrame2.DeleteText
        
        ElseIf TextLtCheck = True Then
    
            ActiveCell.Offset(0, -1) = tLabel
            S.TextFrame2.DeleteText
        
        ElseIf TextRtCheck = True Then
    
            ActiveCell.Offset(0, 1) = tLabel
            S.TextFrame2.DeleteText
        
        ElseIf TextCentCheck = True Then
        'If none of these are true then it should just follow the placement below in S.Textframe With
    
        Else
    
    End If
 
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Good simple idea, if you can set text to the cells,
but if you need to resize cells around shape, or to resize shape itself, you will have problem to get universal solution.
Here is example what properties you need to take care while choosing text position around shape.
I know, you are smart boy, you will understand code, but for anyone who do not understand,
I suggest to create userform with commandbutton and
4 optionbuttons (named "optAbove", "optRight", "optBelow", "optLeft") and try this code.
VBA Code: 
Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
   optLeft = True
End Sub
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
   Call SetShapeTextFramePosition
End Sub

Sub SetShapeTextFramePosition()
   Dim vWS As Worksheet, vC As Range, Dur, tLabel As String, vA
   Dim vShLeft, vShTop, vShWidth, vShHeight, vSh As Shape

   Application.ScreenUpdating = False
   Set vWS = ActiveSheet
   Set vC = vWS.Range("E5")
   Dur = 123.45
   tLabel = "Long Words Here"
   With vC
      vShLeft = .Left + .Width + Dur
      vShTop = .Top
      vShWidth = Dur
      vShHeight = .Height
   End With
   Set vSh = vWS.Shapes.AddShape( _
      msoShapeRectangle, vShLeft, vShTop, vShWidth, vShHeight)
   vSh.TextFrame2.WordWrap = False
   With vSh.TextFrame
      .Characters.Text = tLabel
      .Characters.Font.ColorIndex = 3
      .Characters.Font.Name = "Century Gothic"
      .Characters.Font.FontStyle = "Bold"
      .Characters.Font.Size = 12
      .VerticalOverflow = xlOartVerticalOverflowOverflow
      .HorizontalOverflow = xlOartHorizontalOverflowOverflow
      Select Case ActiveOption
         Case "optAbove"
            .VerticalAlignment = xlVAlignBottom
            .HorizontalAlignment = xlHAlignCenter
            .MarginBottom = vShHeight + .Characters.Font.Size / 2
         Case "optRight"
            .VerticalAlignment = xlVAlignCenter
            .HorizontalAlignment = xlHAlignLeft
            .MarginLeft = vShWidth + .Characters.Font.Size
         Case "optBelow"
            .VerticalAlignment = xlVAlignTop
            .HorizontalAlignment = xlHAlignCenter
            .MarginTop = vShHeight + .Characters.Font.Size / 2
         Case "optLeft"
            .VerticalAlignment = xlVAlignCenter
            .HorizontalAlignment = xlHAlignRight
            .MarginRight = vShWidth + .Characters.Font.Size
      Case Else
      End Select
   End With
   Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

Function ActiveOption()
   vA = Array("optAbove", "optRight", "optBelow", "optLeft")
   For vN = 0 To UBound(vA)
      If Controls(vA(vN)) Then ActiveOption = vA(vN): Exit Function
   Next vN
End Function
 
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EXCEL MAX said:
Good simple idea, if you can set text to the cells,
but if you need to resize cells around shape, or to resize shape itself, you will have problem to get universal solution.
Here is example what properties you need to take care while choosing text position around shape.
I know, you are smart boy, you will understand code, but for anyone who do not understand,
I suggest to create userform with commandbutton and
4 optionbuttons (named "optAbove", "optRight", "optBelow", "optLeft") and try this code.
VBA Code: 
Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
   optLeft = True
End Sub
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
   Call SetShapeTextFramePosition
End Sub

Sub SetShapeTextFramePosition()
   Dim vWS As Worksheet, vC As Range, Dur, tLabel As String, vA
   Dim vShLeft, vShTop, vShWidth, vShHeight, vSh As Shape

   Application.ScreenUpdating = False
   Set vWS = ActiveSheet
   Set vC = vWS.Range("E5")
   Dur = 123.45
   tLabel = "Long Words Here"
   With vC
      vShLeft = .Left + .Width + Dur
      vShTop = .Top
      vShWidth = Dur
      vShHeight = .Height
   End With
   Set vSh = vWS.Shapes.AddShape( _
      msoShapeRectangle, vShLeft, vShTop, vShWidth, vShHeight)
   vSh.TextFrame2.WordWrap = False
   With vSh.TextFrame
      .Characters.Text = tLabel
      .Characters.Font.ColorIndex = 3
      .Characters.Font.Name = "Century Gothic"
      .Characters.Font.FontStyle = "Bold"
      .Characters.Font.Size = 12
      .VerticalOverflow = xlOartVerticalOverflowOverflow
      .HorizontalOverflow = xlOartHorizontalOverflowOverflow
      Select Case ActiveOption
         Case "optAbove"
            .VerticalAlignment = xlVAlignBottom
            .HorizontalAlignment = xlHAlignCenter
            .MarginBottom = vShHeight + .Characters.Font.Size / 2
         Case "optRight"
            .VerticalAlignment = xlVAlignCenter
            .HorizontalAlignment = xlHAlignLeft
            .MarginLeft = vShWidth + .Characters.Font.Size
         Case "optBelow"
            .VerticalAlignment = xlVAlignTop
            .HorizontalAlignment = xlHAlignCenter
            .MarginTop = vShHeight + .Characters.Font.Size / 2
         Case "optLeft"
            .VerticalAlignment = xlVAlignCenter
            .HorizontalAlignment = xlHAlignRight
            .MarginRight = vShWidth + .Characters.Font.Size
      Case Else
      End Select
   End With
   Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

Function ActiveOption()
   vA = Array("optAbove", "optRight", "optBelow", "optLeft")
   For vN = 0 To UBound(vA)
      If Controls(vA(vN)) Then ActiveOption = vA(vN): Exit Function
   Next vN
End Function
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I like that code, it is cleaner than mine and I did have to get rid of the text in cell way as it was having problems.
. I had been working on the idea of a separate textframe above, below etc and managed to get them to work by making the second text frame with no line and 100% transparent fill. User chooses on the form. I will made some modifications based on your code to improve mine. Funny how after I am almost complete I find/realize how to write the whole thing a little better an no so messy. Still learning…
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