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CalloutFormat.PresetDrop Method

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PowerPoint Developer Reference

Specifies whether the callout line attaches to the top, bottom, or center of the callout text box or whether it attaches at a point that's a specified distance from the top or bottom of the text box.

Syntax

expression.PresetDrop(DropType)

expression   A variable that represents a CalloutFormat object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
DropType Required MsoCalloutDropType The starting position of the callout line relative to the text bounding box.

Remarks

The

DropType

parameter value can be one of the following MsoCalloutDropType constants. Passing msoCalloutDropCustom will cause your code to fail.

msoCalloutDropBottom
msoCalloutDropCenter
msoCalloutDropCustom
msoCalloutDropMixed
msoCalloutDropTop

Example

This example specifies that the callout line attach to the top of the text bounding box for shape one on myDocument. For the example to work, shape one must be a callout.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
myDocument.Shapes(1).Callout.PresetDrop msoCalloutDropTop

This example switches between two preset drops for shape one on myDocument. For the example to work, shape one must be a callout.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
With myDocument.Shapes(1).Callout
    If .DropType = msoCalloutDropTop Then
        .PresetDrop msoCalloutDropBottom
    ElseIf .DropType = msoCalloutDropBottom Then
        .PresetDrop msoCalloutDropTop
    End If
End With

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