Shapes Members (Word)

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05/06/2016

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A collection of Shape objects that represent all the shapes in a document or all the shapes in all the headers and footers in a document. Each Shape object represents an object in the drawing layer, such as an AutoShape, freeform, OLE object, or picture.

Methods

Name	Description
AddCallout	Adds a borderless line callout to a drawing canvas. .
AddCanvas	Adds a drawing canvas to a document. Returns a Shape object that represents the drawing canvas and adds it to the Shapes collection.
AddChart2	Adds a chart to the document. Returns a Shape object that represents a chart and adds it to the specified collection.
AddCurve	Returns a Shape object that represents a B?zier curve in a drawing canvas.
AddLabel	Adds a text label to a drawing canvas.
AddLine	Adds a line to a drawing canvas.
AddOLEControl	Creates an ActiveX control (formerly known as an OLE control). Returns the InlineShape object that represents the new ActiveX control.
AddOLEObject	Creates an OLE object. Returns the InlineShape object that represents the new OLE object.
AddPicture	Adds a picture to a drawing canvas. Returns a Shape object that represents the picture and adds it to the CanvasShapes collection.
AddPolyline	Adds an open or closed polygon to a drawing canvas. Returns a Shape object that represents the polygon and adds it to the CanvasShapes collection.
AddShape	Adds an AutoShape to a document. Returns a Shape object that represents the AutoShape and adds it to the Shapes collection.
AddSmartArt	Inserts the specified SmartArt graphic into the active document.
AddTextbox	Adds a text box to a drawing canvas.
AddTextEffect	Adds a WordArt shape to a drawing canvas. Returns a Shape object that represents the WordArt and adds it to the CanvasShapes collection.
AddWebVideo	Adds a new web video to the document.
BuildFreeform	Builds a freeform object.
Item	Returns an individual Shape object in a collection.
Range	Returns a ShapeRange object that represents the shapes within a range.
SelectAll	Selects all the shapes in a collection of shapes.

Properties

Name	Description
Application	Returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft Word application.
Count	Returns a Long that represents the number of shapes in the collection. Read-only.
Creator	Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the specified object was created. Read-only Long.
Parent	Returns an Object that represents the parent object of the specified Shapes object.

Shapes Members (Word)

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