Selection Methods (Visio)

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03/04/2016

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Methods

Name	Description
AddToContainers	Adds the selection of shapes to all underlying containers that allow it as a member.
AddToGroup	Adds the selected shapes to the selected group.
Align	Aligns two or more selected shapes.
AutomaticLink	Links selected shapes to data rows in the specified data recordset automatically, without requiring you to specify the exact correspondence of all shapes and data rows. Returns the number of shapes linked.
AvoidPageBreaks	Makes small adjustments to selected shapes to move them off page breaks.
BoundingBox	Returns a rectangle that tightly encloses the shapes of a selection.
BreakLinkToData	Breaks links between all shapes in the selection and data rows in the specified data recordset.
BringForward	Brings the shape or selected shapes forward one position in the z-order.
BringToFront	Brings the shape or selected shapes to the front of the z-order.
Combine	Creates a new shape by combining selected shapes.
ConnectShapes	Connects two or more selected shapes with a dynamic connector. ReturnsNothing.
ConvertToGroup	Converts a selection or an object from another application (a linked or embedded object) to a group.
Copy	Copies a selection to the Clipboard.
Cut	Deletes a selection and places it on the Clipboard.
Delete	Deletes an object or selection.
DeleteEx	Deletes additional shapes associated with the selection, such as connectors and unselected container members, when the selection is deleted.
DeselectAll	Deselects all shapes in a window or selection.
Distribute	Distributes three or more selected shapes at regular intervals on the drawing page. The order of selection is irrelevant.
DrawRegion	Draws a new shape that represents the region containing a given point.
Duplicate	Duplicates a selection.
Export	Exports an object from Microsoft Visio to a file format such as .bmp, .dib, .dwg, .dxf, .emf, .emz, .gif, .htm, .jpg, .png, .svg, .svgz, .tif, or .wmf.
FitCurve	Reduces the number of geometry segments in a shape or shapes by replacing them with similar spline, arc, and line segments that approximate the paths of the initial segments. Typically, this reduces the number of segments in the shape.
Flip	Flips selected shapes either as a group or individually about their pins. Returns Nothing.
FlipHorizontal	Flips an object horizontally.
FlipVertical	Flips an object vertically.
Fragment	Breaks selected shapes into smaller shapes.
GetCallouts	Returns the list of identifiers of the callout shapes in the selection.
GetContainers	Returns an array of shape identifiers (IDs) of the container shapes in the selection.
GetIDs	Gets the shape IDs of the shapes in the selection.
Group	Groups the objects that are selected in a selection, or it converts a shape into a group.
Intersect	Creates one closed shape from the area in which selected shapes overlap or intersect.
Join	Creates a new shape by joining selected shapes.
Layout	Lays out the shapes and/or reroutes the connectors for the page, master, group, or selection.
LayoutChangeDirection	Revises the layout of a selection of connected shapes by rotating or flipping the connected shapes as a unit, without rotating or flipping the individual shapes.
LayoutIncremental	Makes small adjustments to the position of shapes in the selection to better align the shapes or to space them evenly from other shapes.
LinkToData	Links a selection of shapes to a single data row in a data recordset.
MemberOfContainersIntersection	Returns an array of identifiers of the shapes that belong to the normal or list containers that contain all the shapes in the selection.
MemberOfContainersUnion	Returns an array of identifiers of the shapes that belong to the normal or list containers that contain at least one of the shapes in the selection.
Move	Moves a selection a specified distance.
MoveToSubprocess	Moves the selection to the specified page, and drops a replacement shape on the source page and links it to the target page. Returns the selection of moved shapes on the target page.
Offset	Offsets a selection a specified amount.
RemoveFromContainers	Removes the selection of shapes from all lists and containers of which the selection is a member.
RemoveFromGroup	Removes selected shapes from a group.
ReplaceShape	Replaces the specified selection with one or more instances of the master passed as the first parameter, and returns an array containing the new shape or shapes.
Resize	Resizes the selection by moving shape handles as specified.
ReverseEnds	Reverses an object by flipping it both horizontally and vertically.
Rotate	Rotates selected shapes either as a group or individually about their pins.
Rotate90	Rotates an object 90 degrees counterclockwise.
Select	Selects or clears the selection of an object.
SelectAll	Selects all possible shapes in a window or selection.
SendBackward	Moves a shape or selected shapes back one position in the z-order.
SendToBack	Moves the shape or selected shapes to the back of the z-order.
SetContainerFormat	Changes the formatting of one aspect of all the containers in the selection, and returns an array of identifiers of shapes that belong to the containers and whose formatting was changed.
SetQuickStyle	Sets the quick style of the specified selection.
Subtract	Subtracts the areas that overlap the selected shape.
SwapEnds	Swaps the begin and endpoints of a one-dimensional (1-D) shape.
Trim	Trims selected shapes into smaller shapes.
Ungroup	Ungroups a group.
Union	Creates a new shape from the perimeter of selected shapes.
UpdateAlignmentBox	Updates the alignment box for a shape.
VisualBoundingBox	Returns the bounding rectangle of the virtual container that has all the shapes of the given selection.

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