3dlabeltext

Make 3D Text In Label

Make 3D Text In Label

Preparations

Add 1 Command Button to your form and 3 Labels.
The Text will be displayed in Label1 Position.

Module Code

Global Const GFM_STANDARD = 0
Global Const GFM_RAISED = 1
Global Const GFM_SUNKEN = 2
Global Const GFM_BACKSHADOW = 1
Global Const GFM_DROPSHADOW = 2
Global Const BOX_WHITE& = &HFFFFFF
Global Const BOX_LIGHTGRAY& = &HC0C0C0
Global Const BOX_DARKGRAY& = &H808080
Global Const BOX_BLACK& = &H0&

Form Code

Static Sub FormLabelCaptionEmbossed(L1 As Label, L2 As Label, L3 As
Label, _
label_text As String, label_effect As Integer, label_forecolor As
Long, _
label_depth As Integer)
Dim lt As String
Dim savesm As Integer
Dim f As Form
Set f = L1.Parent
L1.Visible = False
L2.Visible = False
L3.Visible = False
savesm = f.ScaleMode
f.ScaleMode = 3
If label_text = "" Then
lt = L1
Else
lt = label_text
End If
L1 = lt
L2 = lt
L3 = lt
L1.BackStyle = 0
L1.ForeColor = label_forecolor
L2.Width = L1.Width
L2.Height = L1.Height
L2.BackStyle = L1.BackStyle
L2.ForeColor = BOX_DARKGRAY&
L3.Width = L1.Width
L3.Height = L1.Height
L3.BackStyle = L1.BackStyle
L3.ForeColor = BOX_WHITE&
Select Case label_effect
Case GFM_SUNKEN
L2.Left = L1.Left - label_depth
L2.Top = L1.Top - label_depth
L3.Left = L1.Left + label_depth
L3.Top = L1.Top + label_depth
Case GFM_RAISED
L2.Left = L1.Left + label_depth
L2.Top = L1.Top + label_depth
L3.Left = L1.Left - label_depth
L3.Top = L1.Top - label_depth
End Select
f.ScaleMode = savesm
L1.Visible = True
L2.Visible = True
L3.Visible = True
L1.ZOrder
End Sub

Private Sub Command1_Click()
'Replace 'VBTown' with the text you want to display,
'Replace the first '1' with '2' to change the 3D effect.
'Replace 'vbBlack' with the Text Color.
FormLabelCaptionEmbossed Label1, Label2, Label3, "VBTown", 1,
vbBlack, 1
End Sub