PlaceStyle Element

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Visio XML Reference

Specifies how shapes are placed on the page when shapes are laid out when a user selects Lay Out Shapes (Shape menu) in Microsoft Office Visio.

Value Description

0

Default. Radial

1

Top to bottom

2

Left to right

3

Radial

4

Bottom to top

5

Right to left

6

Circular

Syntax

  <PlaceStyle
    [Unit]
    [F]
    [Err]>
</PlaceStyle>

Attributes

Unit

Optional string. Represents a unit of measure. The default is NUM. For details about NUM, see Units of measure.

F

Optional string. Represents the element's formula. This attribute can contain one of the following strings: "someFormula" if the formula exists locally, "No Formula" if the formula is locally deleted or blocked, or "Inh" if the formula is inherited.

If the attribute is not present, the element's formula is a simple constant, for example, <element>5</element>.

Err

Optional string. Indicates that the formula evaluates to an error. The value of Err is the current value (an error message string); the value of the element is the last valid value.

Element properties

Property Value
Name PlaceStyle
Minimum Occurrences 0
Maximum Occurrences 1

Element information

Parent elements

PageLayout

Child elements

None

Remarks

The PlaceStyle element is relevant only when contained in a PageSheet or StyleSheet element. It is ignored when contained in a DocumentSheet or Shape element.

See also

PlaceStyle cell (Page Layout section)