Shapes.AddCallout method (Excel)
Creates a borderless line callout. Returns a Shape object that represents the new callout.
Syntax
expression.AddCallout (Type, Left, Top, Width, Height)
expression A variable that represents a Shapes object.
Parameters
| Name | Required/Optional | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Required | MsoCalloutType | The type of callout line. |
| Left | Required | Single | The position (in points) of the upper-left corner of the callout's bounding box relative to the upper-left corner of the document. |
| Top | Required | Single | The position (in points) of the upper-left corner of the callout's bounding box relative to the top of the document. |
| Width | Required | Single | The width of the callout's bounding box, in points. |
| Height | Required | Single | The height of the callout's bounding box, in points. |
Return value
Shape
Remarks
You can insert a greater variety of callouts by using the AddShape method.
Example
This example adds a borderless callout with a freely rotating one-segment callout line to myDocument and then sets the callout angle to 30 degrees.
Set myDocument = Worksheets(1)
myDocument.Shapes.AddCallout(Type:=msoCalloutTwo, _
Left:=50, Top:=50, Width:=200, Height:=100) _
.Callout.Angle = msoCalloutAngle30
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