InlineShape Object Members

Represents an object in the text layer of a document. An inline shape can only be a picture, an OLE object, or an ActiveX control. The InlineShape object is a member of the InlineShapes collection. The InlineShapes collection contains all the shapes that appear inline in a document, range, or selection.

Methods

	Name	Description
	ConvertToShape	Converts an inline shape to a free-floating shape. Returns a Shape object that represents the new shape.
	Delete	Deletes the specified inline shape.
	Reset	Removes changes that were made to an inline shape.
	Select	Selects the specified inline shape.

Properties

	Name	Description
	AlternativeText	Returns or sets a String that represents the alternative text associated with a shape in a Web page. Read/write.
	Application	Returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft Word application.
	Borders	Returns a Borders collection that represents all the borders for the specified shape.
	Creator	Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the specified object was created. Read-only Long.
	Field	Returns a Field object that represents the field associated with the specified inline shape. Read-only.
	Fill	Returns a FillFormat object that contains fill formatting properties for the specified shape. Read-only.
	Glow	Returns a GlowFormat object that represents the formatting properties for a glow effect. Read-only.
	GroupItems	Returns a GroupShapes collection that represents the shapes that are grouped together for an inline shape. Read-only.
	HasChart	True if the specified shape is a chart. Read-only.
	Height	Returns or sets the height of an inline shape. Read/write Single.
	HorizontalLineFormat	Returns a HorizontalLineFormat object that contains the horizontal line formatting for the specified InlineShape object. Read-only.
	Hyperlink	Returns a Hyperlink object that represents the hyperlink associated with the specified inline shape. Read-only.
	IsPictureBullet	True indicates that an InlineShape object is a picture bullet. Read-only Boolean.
	Line	Returns a LineFormat object that contains line formatting properties for the specified shape. Read-only.
	LinkFormat	Returns a LinkFormat object that represents the link options of the specified inline shape that is linked to a file. Read/only.
	LockAspectRatio	MsoTrue if the specified shape retains its original proportions when you resize it. MsoFalse if you can change the height and width of the shape independently of one another when you resize it. Read/write MsoTriState.
	OLEFormat	Returns an OLEFormat object that represents the OLE characteristics (other than linking) for the specified inline shape. Read-only.
	Parent	Returns an Object that represents the parent object of the specified InlineShape object.
	PictureFormat	Returns a PictureFormat object that contains picture formatting properties for the inline shape. Read-only.
	Range	Returns a Range object that represents the portion of a document that is contained within an inline shape.
	Reflection	Returns a ReflectionFormat object that represents the reflection formatting for a shape. Read-only.
	ScaleHeight	Scales the height of the specified inline shape relative to its original size. Read/write Single.
	ScaleWidth	Scales the width of the specified inline shape relative to its original size. Read/write Single.
	Script	Returns a Script object, which represents a block of script or code associated with an image on the specified Web page.
	Shadow	Returns a ShadowFormat object that represents the shadow formatting for the specified shape. Read-only.
	SoftEdge	Returns a SoftEdgeFormat object that represents the soft edge formatting for a shape. Read-only.
	TextEffect	Returns a TextEffectFormat object that contains text-effect formatting properties for the specified inline shape. Read-only.
	Type	Returns the type of inline shape. Read-only WdInlineShapeType.
	Width	Returns or sets the width, in points, of the specified inline shape. Read/write Long.