LineFormat.InsetPen property (Publisher)

Returns or sets an MsoTriState constant indicating whether a specified shape's lines are drawn inside its boundaries. Read/write.

Syntax

expression.InsetPen

expression A variable that represents a LineFormat object.

Return value

MsoTriState

Remarks

An error occurs if you attempt to set this property to msoTrue for any Microsoft Office AutoShape that does not support inset pen drawing.

The value of the InsetPen property for tables is always msoTrue; attempting to set the property to any other value results in an error.

The InsetPen property value can be one of the MsoTriState constants declared in the Microsoft Office type library and shown in the following table.

Example

The following example adds two rectangles to page one of the active publication, the first with its lines drawn inside its boundaries, and the second with its lines drawn on its boundaries.

Dim shpNew As Shape 
 
With ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes 
 Set shpNew = .AddShape(Type:=msoShapeRectangle, _ 
 Left:=200, Top:=150, Width:=150, Height:=100) 
 With shpNew.Line 
 .Weight = 24 
 .InsetPen = msoTrue 
 End With 
 
 Set shpNew = .AddShape(Type:=msoShapeRectangle, _ 
 Left:=200, Top:=300, Width:=150, Height:=100) 
 With shpNew.Line 
 .Weight = 24 
 .InsetPen = msoFalse 
 End With 
End With

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