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ShapeNodes.Insert Method

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Inserts a node into a freeform shape.

Syntax

expression.Insert(Index, SegmentType, EditingType, X1, Y1, X2, Y2, X3, Y3)

expression   Required. A variable that represents a ShapeNodes collection.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Index Required Long The number of the shape node after which to insert a new node.
SegmentType Required MsoSegmentType The type of line that connects the inserted node to the neighboring nodes.
EditingType Required MsoEditingType The editing property of the inserted node.
X1 Required Single If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingAuto, this argument specifies the horizontal distance, measured in points, from the upper-left corner of the document to the starting point of the new segment. If the EditingType of the new node is msoEditingCorner, this argument specifies the horizontal distance, measured in points, from the upper-left corner of the document to the first control point for the new segment.
Y1 Required Single If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingAuto, this argument specifies the vertical distance, measured in points, from the upper-left corner of the document to the starting point of the new segment. If the EditingType of the new node is msoEditingCorner, this argument specifies the vertical distance, measured in points, from the upper-left corner of the document to the first control point for the new segment.
X2 Optional Single If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingCorner, this argument specifies the horizontal distance, measured in points, from the upper-left corner of the document to the second control point for the new segment. If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingAuto, don't specify a value for this argument.
Y2 Optional Single If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingCorner, this argument specifies the vertical distance, measured in points, from the upper-left corner of the document to the second control point for the new segment. If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingAuto, don't specify a value for this argument.
X3 Optional Single If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingCorner, this argument specifies the horizontal distance, measured in points, from the upper-left corner of the document to the ending point of the new segment. If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingAuto, don't specify a value for this argument.
Y3 Optional Single If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingCorner, this argument specifies the vertical distance, measured in points, from the upper-left corner of the document to the ending point of the new segment. If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingAuto, don't specify a value for this argument.

Example

This example selects the third shape in the active document, checks whether the shape is a Freeform object, and if it is, inserts a node.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub InsertShapeNode()
    ActiveDocument.Shapes(3).Select
    With Selection.ShapeRange
        If .Type = msoFreeform Then
            .Nodes.Insert _
                Index:=3, SegmentType:=msoSegmentCurve, _
                EditingType:=msoEditingSymmetric, x1:=35, y1:=100
            .Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 0, 200)
            .Fill.Visible = msoTrue
        Else
            MsgBox "This shape is not a Freeform object."
        End If
    End With
End Sub

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