CalloutFormat.PresetDrop Method (Excel)

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.

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.

Set myDocument = Worksheets(1) 
myDocument.Shapes(1).Callout.PresetDrop msoCalloutDropTop

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

Set myDocument = Worksheets(1) 
With myDocument.Shapes(1).Callout 
    If .DropType = msoCalloutDropTop Then 
        .PresetDrop msoCalloutDropBottom 
    ElseIf .DropType = msoCalloutDropBottom Then 
        .PresetDrop msoCalloutDropTop 
    End If 
End With

See Also

Concepts

CalloutFormat Object

CalloutFormat Object Members