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Shape.Rotation Property (Publisher)

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Returns or sets a Single that represents the number of degrees the specified shape is rotated around the z-axis. A positive value indicates clockwise rotation; a negative value indicates counterclockwise rotation. Read/write.

Syntax

expression .Rotation

expression A variable that represents a Shape object.

Remarks

To set the rotation of a three-dimensional shape around the x-axis or the y-axis, use the RotationX property or the RotationY property of the ThreeDFormat object.

Example

This example matches the rotation of all shapes on the first page of the active publication to the rotation of the first shape. This example assumes there are at least two shapes on the first page of the active publication.

Sub SetShapeRotation() 
 Dim sngRotation As Single 
 Dim intCount As Integer 
 With ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes 
 sngRotation = .Item(1).Rotation 
 For intCount = 1 To .Count 
 .Item(intCount).Rotation = sngRotation 
 Next intCount 
 End With 
End Sub