SetVertAlign

Specifies the alignment which will be applied to the contents of the run in relation to the default appearance of the run text:

• "baseline" - the characters in the current text run will be aligned by the default text baseline.
• "subscript" - the characters in the current text run will be aligned below the default text baseline.
• "superscript" - the characters in the current text run will be aligned above the default text baseline.

Syntax

expression.SetVertAlign(sType);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiTextPr class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
sType	Required	"baseline" | "subscript" | "superscript"		The vertical alignment type applied to the text contents.

Returns

ApiTextPr

Example

Position text above or below the baseline in a PDF.

// How do I create superscript or subscript text in a PDF?

// Shift characters vertically relative to the text line in a PDF.

const doc = Api.GetDocument();
const page = doc.GetPage(0);

const fill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.RGB(255, 111, 61));
const stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const shape = Api.CreateShape("flowChartMagneticTape", 150 * 36000, 65 * 36000, fill, stroke);
shape.SetPosition(608400, 1267200);

const docContent = shape.GetContent();
const paragraph = docContent.GetElement(0);
const run = Api.CreateRun();
const textPr = run.GetTextPr();
textPr.SetFontSize(50);
textPr.SetVertAlign("superscript");
paragraph.SetJc("left");
run.AddText("This is a text inside the shape with vertical alignment set to 'superscript'.");
paragraph.AddElement(run);
page.AddObject(shape);