{"id":69,"date":"2026-02-18T17:46:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/?p=69"},"modified":"2026-01-17T10:11:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T10:11:43","slug":"how-to-create-wordart-using-xlwings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xlwings.net\/blog\/how-to-create-wordart-using-xlwings\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Create WordArt Using xlwings?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Method<\/h2>\n

Use the `AddTextEffect` method of the `Shapes` object to create WordArt. The syntax is:<\/p>\n

sht.api.Shapes.AddTextEffect(PresetTextEffect,Text,FontName,FontSize,FontBold,FontItalic, Left, Top)<\/p>\n

Where `sht` is the current worksheet. The parameters are explained in the table below.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

Name<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Required\/Optional<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Data Type<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Description<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

PresetTextEffect<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Required<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

MsoPresetTextEffect<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Predefined text effect<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Text<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Required<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

String<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Text for WordArt<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

FontName<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Required<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

String<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Font name used for WordArt<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

FontSize<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Required<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Single<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Font size (in points) used in WordArt<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

FontBold<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Required<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

MsoTriState<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Whether the font is bold<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

FontItalic<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Required<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

MsoTriState<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Whether the font is italic<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Left<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Required<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Single<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Horizontal coordinate of the upper-left corner<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Top<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Required<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Single<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Vertical coordinate of the upper-left corner<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n

Name<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Value<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Description<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

msoTextEffect1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

First text effect<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

msoTextEffect2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Second text effect<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

msoTextEffect3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

Third text effect<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

sht.api.Shapes.AddTextEffect(9,’Learn Python’,’Arial Black’,36,False,False,10,10)<\/p>\n

sht.api.Shapes.AddTextEffect(29,’xlwings’,’Times New Roman’,40,False,False,30,50)<\/p>\n

Sample Code<\/h2>\n\n\n
#Drawing WordArt\n\nimport xlwings as xw    #Import xlwings package\n\napp=xw.App()\nbk=app.books.active   #Get the active workbook\nsht=bk.sheets.active    #Get the active worksheet\n\nsht.api.Shapes.AddTextEffect(9,'Learn Python','Arial Black',36,False,False,10,10)\nsht.api.Shapes.AddTextEffect(29,'xlwings','Times New Roman',40,False,False,30,50)\n\n#bk.save()\n#bk.close()\n#app.kill()<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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