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ShapeRange Object Members

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Excel Developer Reference

Represents a shape range, which is a set of shapes on a document.

Methods

  Name Description
Bb225665.methods(en-us,office.12).gif Align Aligns the shapes in the specified range of shapes.
Bb225665.methods(en-us,office.12).gif Apply Applies to the specified shape formatting that’s been copied by using the PickUp method.
Bb225665.methods(en-us,office.12).gif Delete Deletes the object.
Bb225665.methods(en-us,office.12).gif Distribute Horizontally or vertically distributes the shapes in the specified range of shapes.
Bb225665.methods(en-us,office.12).gif Duplicate Duplicates the object and returns a reference to the new copy.
Bb225665.methods(en-us,office.12).gif Flip Flips the specified shape around its horizontal or vertical axis.
Bb225665.methods(en-us,office.12).gif Group Groups the shapes in the specified range.
Bb225665.methods(en-us,office.12).gif IncrementLeft Moves the specified shape horizontally by the specified number of points.
Bb225665.methods(en-us,office.12).gif IncrementRotation Changes the rotation of the specified shape around the z-axis by the specified number of degrees. Use the Rotation property to set the absolute rotation of the shape.
Bb225665.methods(en-us,office.12).gif IncrementTop Moves the specified shape vertically by the specified number of points.
Bb225665.methods(en-us,office.12).gif Item Returns a single object from a collection.
Bb225665.methods(en-us,office.12).gif PickUp Copies the formatting of the specified shape. Use the Apply method to apply the copied formatting to another shape.
Bb225665.methods(en-us,office.12).gif Regroup Regroups the group that the specified shape range belonged to previously. Returns the regrouped shapes as a single Shape object.
Bb225665.methods(en-us,office.12).gif RerouteConnections This method reroutes all connectors attached to the specified shape; if the specified shape is a connector, it’s rerouted.
Bb225665.methods(en-us,office.12).gif ScaleHeight Scales the height of the shape by a specified factor. For pictures and OLE objects, you can indicate whether you want to scale the shape relative to the original or the current size. Shapes other than pictures and OLE objects are always scaled relative to their current height.
Bb225665.methods(en-us,office.12).gif ScaleWidth Scales the width of the shape by a specified factor. For pictures and OLE objects, you can indicate whether you want to scale the shape relative to the original or the current size. Shapes other than pictures and OLE objects are always scaled relative to their current width.
Bb225665.methods(en-us,office.12).gif Select Selects the object.
Bb225665.methods(en-us,office.12).gif SetShapesDefaultProperties Makes the formatting of the specified shape the default formatting for the shape.
Bb225665.methods(en-us,office.12).gif Ungroup Ungroups any grouped shapes in the specified shape or range of shapes. Disassembles pictures and OLE objects within the specified shape or range of shapes.
Bb225665.methods(en-us,office.12).gif ZOrder Moves the specified shape in front of or behind other shapes in the collection (that is, changes the shape's position in the z-order).

Properties

  Name Description
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Adjustments Returns an Adjustments object that contains adjustment values for all the adjustments in the specified shape. Applies to any ShapeRange object that represents an AutoShape, WordArt, or a connector.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AlternativeText Returns or sets the descriptive (alternative) text string for a ShapeRange object when the object is saved to a Web page. Read/write String.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Application When used without an object qualifier, this property returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft Excel application. When used with an object qualifier, this property returns an Application object that represents the creator of the specified object (you can use this property with an OLE Automation object to return the application of that object). Read-only.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoShapeType Returns or sets the shape type for the specified Shape or ShapeRange object, which must represent an AutoShape other than a line, freeform drawing, or connector. Read/write MsoAutoShapeType.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif BackgroundStyle Read/write
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif BlackWhiteMode Returns or sets a value that indicates how the specified shape appears when the presentation is viewed in black-and-white mode. Read/write MsoBlackWhiteMode.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Callout Returns a CalloutFormat object that contains callout formatting properties for the specified shape. Applies to a ShapeRange object that represent line callouts. Read-only.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Chart Read-only
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Child Returns msoTrue if the specified shape is a child shape or if all shapes in a shape range are child shapes of the same parent. Read-only MsoTriState.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ConnectionSiteCount Returns the number of connection sites on the specified shape. Read-only Long.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Connector True if the specified shape is a connector. Read-only MsoTriState.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ConnectorFormat Returns a ConnectorFormat object that contains connector formatting properties. Applies to a ShapeRange objects that represent connectors. Read-only.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Count Returns a Long value that represents the number of objects in the collection.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Fill Returns a FillFormat object for a specified shape or a ChartFillFormat object for a specified chart that contains fill formatting properties for the shape or chart. Read-only.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Glow Read-only
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif GroupItems Returns a GroupShapes object that represents the individual shapes in the specified group. Use the Item method of the GroupShapes object to return a single shape from the group. Applies to ShapeRange objects that represent grouped shapes. Read-only.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif HasChart Read-only
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Height Returns or sets a Single value that represents the height, in points, of the object.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif HorizontalFlip True if the specified shape is flipped around the horizontal axis. Read-only MsoTriState.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ID Returns a Long value that represents the type for the specified object.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Left Returns or sets a Single value that represents the distance, in points, from the left edge of the object to the left edge of column A (on a worksheet) or the left edge of the chart area (on a chart).
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Line Returns a LineFormat object that contains line formatting properties for the specified shape. (For a line, the LineFormat object represents the line itself; for a shape with a border, the LineFormat object represents the border). Read-only.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif LockAspectRatio True if the specified shape retains its original proportions when you resize it. False if you can change the height and width of the shape independently of one another when you resize it. Read/write MsoTriState.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Name Returns or sets a String value representing the name of the object.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Nodes Returns a ShapeNodes collection that represents the geometric description of the specified shape.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Parent Returns the parent object for the specified object. Read-only.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ParentGroup Returns a Shape object that represents the common parent shape of a child shape or a range of child shapes.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PictureFormat Returns a PictureFormat object that contains picture formatting properties for the specified shape. Applies to a ShapeRange object that represent pictures or OLE objects. Read-only.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Reflection Read-only
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Rotation Returns or sets the rotation of the shape, in degrees. Read/write Single.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Shadow Returns a read-only ShadowFormat object that contains shadow formatting properties for the specified shape or shapes.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ShapeStyle Read/write
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif SoftEdge Read-only
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif TextEffect Returns a TextEffectFormat object that contains text-effect formatting properties for the specified shape. Read-only.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif TextFrame Returns a TextFrame object that contains the alignment and anchoring properties for the specified shape. Read-only.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif TextFrame2 Read-only
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ThreeD Returns a ThreeDFormat object that contains 3-D – effect formatting properties for the specified shape. Read-only.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Top Returns or sets a Single value that represents the distance, in points, from the top edge of the topmost shape in the shape range to the top edge of the worksheet.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Type Returns a MsoShapeType value that represents the shape type.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif VerticalFlip True if the specified shape is flipped around the vertical axis. Read-only MsoTriState.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Vertices Returns the coordinates of the specified freeform drawing's vertices (and control points for Bézier curves) as a series of coordinate pairs. You can use the array returned by this property as an argument to the AddCurve method or AddPolyLine method. Read-only Variant.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Visible Returns or sets a MsoTriState value that determines whether the object is visible. Read/write.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Width Returns or sets a Single value that represents the width, in points, of the object.
Bb225665.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ZOrderPosition Returns the position of the specified shape in the z-order. Read-only Long.Read-only