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Shape.LockAspectRatio Property

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PowerPoint Developer Reference

Determines whether the specified shape retains its original proportions when you resize it. Read/write.

Syntax

expression.LockAspectRatio

expression   A variable that represents a Shape object.

Return Value
MsoTriState

Remarks

The value of the LockAspectRatio property can be one of these MsoTriState constants.

Constant Description
msoFalse You can change the height and width of the shape independently of one another when you resize it.
msoTrue The specified shape retains its original proportions when you resize it.

Example

This example adds a cube to myDocument. The cube can be moved and resized, but not reproportioned.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
myDocument.Shapes.AddShape(msoShapeCube, 50, 50, 100, 200).LockAspectRatio = msoTrue

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