# GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.Drawing.IShapes.AddTextEffect

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Spreadsheet_Drawing_IShapes_AddTextEffect_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.Drawing.IShapes.AddTextEffect*">AddTextEffect Method
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Spreadsheet_Drawing_IShapes_AddTextEffect_GrapeCity_Spreadsheet_Drawing_PresetTextEffect_System_String_System_String_System_Double_System_Boolean_System_Boolean_System_Double_System_Double_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.Drawing.IShapes.AddTextEffect(GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.Drawing.PresetTextEffect,System.String,System.String,System.Double,System.Boolean,System.Boolean,System.Double,System.Double)">AddTextEffect(PresetTextEffect, string, string, double, bool, bool, double, double)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Creates an <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.Drawing.IShape.html">IShape</a> object that represents the new text effect object.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">IShape AddTextEffect(PresetTextEffect textEffect, string text, string fontName, double fontSize, bool bold = false, bool italic = false, double x = NaN, double y = NaN)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Function AddTextEffect(textEffect As PresetTextEffect, text As String, fontName As String, fontSize As Double, Optional bold As Boolean = False, Optional italic As Boolean = False, Optional x As Double = NaN, Optional y As Double = NaN) As IShape</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.Drawing.PresetTextEffect.html">PresetTextEffect</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">textEffect</span></td>
      <td><p>The preset text effect.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">text</span></td>
      <td><p>The text in the shape.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">fontName</span></td>
      <td><p>The name of the font used in the shape.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.double">double</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">fontSize</span></td>
      <td><p>The size (in points) of the font used in the shape.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">bold</span></td>
      <td><p>The font used in the shape to bold.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">italic</span></td>
      <td><p>The font used in the shape to italic.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.double">double</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">x</span></td>
      <td><p>The position (in pixels) of the upper-left corner of the shape's bounding box relative to the upper-left corner of the document.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.double">double</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">y</span></td>
      <td><p>The position (in pixels) of the upper-left corner of the shape's bounding box relative to the top of the document.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.Drawing.IShape.html">IShape</a></td>
      <td><p>The created <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Spreadsheet.Drawing.IShape.html">IShape</a> object.</p>
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