Document.Shapes property (Word)

Returns a Shapes collection that represents all the Shape objects in the specified document. Read-only.

Syntax

expression.Shapes

expression A variable that represents a Document object.

Remarks

This collection can contain drawings, shapes, pictures, OLE objects, ActiveX controls, text objects, and callouts. For information about returning a single member of a collection, see Returning an object from a collection.

The Shapes property, when applied to a document, returns all the Shape objects in the main story of the document, excluding the headers and footers.

Example

This example creates a new document, adds a rectangle to it that's 100 points wide and 50 points high, and sets the upper-left corner of the rectangle to be 5 points from the left edge and 25 points from the upper-left corner of the page.

Set myDoc = Documents.Add 
myDoc.Shapes.AddShape msoShapeRectangle, 5, 25, 100, 50

This example sets the fill texture for all the shapes in the active document.

For Each s in ActiveDocument.Shapes 
 s.Fill.PresetTextured msoTextureOak 
Next s

This example adds a shadow to the first shape in the active document.

Set myShape = ActiveDocument.Shapes(1) 
myShape.Shadow.Type = msoShadow6

See also

Document Object

Support and feedback

Have questions or feedback about Office VBA or this documentation? Please see Office VBA support and feedback for guidance about the ways you can receive support and provide feedback.