ZOrder Method [Publisher 2003 VBA Language Reference]
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).
expression.ZOrder(ZOrderCmd)
expression Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.
MsoZOrderCmd
MsoZOrderCmd can be one of these MsoZOrderCmd constants. |
msoBringForward |
msoBringInFrontOfText |
msoBringToFront |
msoSendBackward |
msoSendBehindText |
msoSendToBack |
Remarks
Use the ZOrderPosition property to determine a shape's current position in the z-order.
Example
This example adds an oval to the active publication and then places the oval second from the back in the z-order if there is at least one other shape on the page.
With ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes _
.AddShape(Type:=msoShapeOval, _
Left:=100, Top:=100, Width:=100, Height:=300)
While .ZOrderPosition > 2
.ZOrder ZOrderCmd:=msoSendBackward
Wend
End With
Applies to | Shape Object | ShapeRange Collection