Shapes.AddShape(Int32, Single, Single, Single, Single, Object) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word

Assembly:: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.dll

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Adds an AutoShape to a document. Returns a Shape object that represents the AutoShape and adds it to the Shapes collection.

public Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Shape AddShape (int Type, float Left, float Top, float Width, float Height, ref object Anchor);

abstract member AddShape : int * single * single * single * single * obj -> Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Shape

Public Function AddShape (Type As Integer, Left As Single, Top As Single, Width As Single, Height As Single, Optional ByRef Anchor As Object) As Shape

Parameters

Type: Int32

Required Integer. The type of shape to be returned. Can be any MsoAutoShapeType constant.

Left: Single

Required Single. The position, measured in points, of the left edge of the AutoShape.

Top: Single

Required Single. The position, measured in points, of the top edge of the AutoShape.

Width: Single

Required Single. The width, measured in points, of the AutoShape.

Height: Single

Required Single. The height, measured in points, of the AutoShape.

Anchor: Object

Optional Object. A Range object that represents the text to which the AutoShape is bound. If Anchor is specified, the anchor is positioned at the beginning of the first paragraph in the anchoring range. If this argument is omitted, the anchoring range is selected automatically and the AutoShape is positioned relative to the top and left edges of the page.

Returns

Shape

Remarks

To change the type of an AutoShape that you've added, set the AutoShapeType property.

Applies to

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