Description

Gets or sets the font's size, in twips, of the selected text.

Syntax

public int FontSize { get; set; }

Public Property FontSize As Integer

Examples

The following example formats the heading of a short document by using Selection.FontSize.

textControl.Text = "Quarterly results\nRevenue increased by 12%.";
textControl.Select(0, 17);
Selection selection = textControl.Selection;

selection.FontSize = 10;
Console.WriteLine($"Font Size used by Selection: {selection.FontSize}");

textControl.Text = "Quarterly results" & vbCrLf & "Revenue increased by 12%."
textControl.Select(0, 17)
Dim selection As Selection = textControl.Selection

selection.FontSize = 10
Console.WriteLine($"Font Size used by Selection: {selection.FontSize}")

Limitations

Runtime only.

Remarks

The property's default value is 200 twips, which equals 10 points.

The property returns its default value when the text selection contains multiple characters with mixed font sizes. The Selection.IsCommonValueSelected method can be used to check for mixed attributes.