CanvasShapes.BuildFreeform Method

Builds a freeform object.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function BuildFreeform ( _
    EditingType As MsoEditingType, _
    X1 As Single, _
    Y1 As Single _
) As FreeformBuilder
'Usage
Dim instance As CanvasShapes
Dim EditingType As MsoEditingType
Dim X1 As Single
Dim Y1 As Single
Dim returnValue As FreeformBuilder

returnValue = instance.BuildFreeform(EditingType, _
    X1, Y1)
FreeformBuilder BuildFreeform(
    MsoEditingType EditingType,
    float X1,
    float Y1
)

Parameters

  • EditingType
    Type: MsoEditingType
    The editing property of the first node.
  • X1
    Type: System.Single
    The X-position of the first node in the freeform drawing relative to the upper-left corner of the document.
  • Y1
    Type: System.Single
    The Y-position of the first node in the freeform drawing relative to the upper-left corner of the document.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.FreeformBuilder

Remarks

Use the AddNodes method to add segments to the freeform. After you have added at least one segment to the freeform, you can use the ConvertToShape method to convert the FreeformBuilder object into a Shape object that has the geometric description you've defined in the FreeformBuilder object.

See Also

Reference

CanvasShapes Interface

CanvasShapes Members

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word Namespace