# FrameBase.TextDistances Property

> Gets or sets the distances, in twips, between the frame and the document's text. The property's value is an array of four variables specifying the distances in the following order: left, top, right and bottom. If a value is set to -1, it is not changed.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WinForms.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXTextControl.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Reference > TXTextControl > FrameBase.TextDistances Property
- **680 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/framebase/textdistances-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/framebase/textdistances-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/framebase/textdistances-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets or sets the distances, in twips, between the frame and the document's text. The property's value is an array of four variables specifying the distances in the following order: left, top, right and bottom. If a value is set to -1, it is not changed.

### Syntax

```csharp
public int[] TextDistances { get; set; }
```

```vbnet
Public Property TextDistances As Integer()
```

### Examples

The following example adds a callout frame and works with it through the common frame API by using `FrameBase.TextDistances`.

```csharp
TextFrame callout = new(new System.Drawing.Size(3000, 1200)) { Name = "Callout" };
textControl.TextFrames.Add(callout, TextFrameInsertionMode.DisplaceText);
FrameBase frameBase = callout;

frameBase.TextDistances = new int[] { 720 };
if (frameBase.TextDistances != null)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Frame Base: Text Distances is available.");
}
```

```vbnet
Dim callout As New TextFrame(New System.Drawing.Size(3000, 1200)) With { .Name = "Callout" }
textControl.TextFrames.Add(callout, TextFrameInsertionMode.DisplaceText)
Dim frameBase As FrameBase = callout

frameBase.TextDistances = New Integer() { 720 }
If frameBase.TextDistances IsNot Nothing Then
    Console.WriteLine("Frame Base: Text Distances is available.")
End If
```

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