API Documentation > CorelDRAW > 2025-v26 > StructAlignProperties > IVGStructAlignProperties
StructAlignProperties.HorizontalCharacterShift property
Syntax:
Property Get HorizontalCharacterShift() As Long
Property Let HorizontalCharacterShift(ByVal Value As Long)
Remarks:
The HorizontalCharacterShift property returns or specifies the amount by which to horizontally shift the characters in a text object. The value of a horizontal character shift is measured as a percentage of the character's point size. For example, if .HorizontalCharacterShift equals 50, the character is horizontally shifted a distance that is 50% of the character's point size.
Examples:
The following VBA example specifies a horizontal character shift of 10% for the second and third words of the text object.
Sub Test()
ActiveShape.Text.AlignPropertiesInRange(2, 2, cdrWordIndexing).HorizontalCharacterShift = 10 
End Sub