InlineShape Members (Word)

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.

BackgroundStyle

Sets or returns the background style of the specified inline shape. Read/write MsoBackgroundStyleIndex.

Borders

Returns a Borders collection that represents all the borders for the specified shape.

CanvasItems

The description for this member will appear in a future release.

Chart

Returns a Chart object that represents a chart within the collection of inline shapes in a document. Read-only.

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.

HasSmartArt

Returns True if there is a SmartArt diagram present on the shape. 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.

ShapeStyle

Returns or sets the shape style for the specified inline shape. Read/write MsoShapeStyleIndex.

SmartArt

Returns a SmartArt object that provides a way to work with the SmartArt associated with the specified inline 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.

Title

Returns or sets a String that contains a title for the specified inline shape. Read/write.

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.