Shapes.AddCanvas Method

Adds a drawing canvas to a document. Returns a Shape object that represents the drawing canvas and adds it to the Shapes collection.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function AddCanvas ( _
    Left As Single, _
    Top As Single, _
    Width As Single, _
    Height As Single, _
    ByRef Anchor As Object _
) As Shape
'Usage
Dim instance As Shapes
Dim Left As Single
Dim Top As Single
Dim Width As Single
Dim Height As Single
Dim Anchor As Object
Dim returnValue As Shape

returnValue = instance.AddCanvas(Left, _
    Top, Width, Height, Anchor)
Shape AddCanvas(
    float Left,
    float Top,
    float Width,
    float Height,
    ref Object Anchor
)

Parameters

  • Left
    Type: System.Single
    Required Single. The position, in points, of the left edge of the drawing canvas, relative to the anchor.
  • Top
    Type: System.Single
    Required Single. The position, in points, of the top edge of the drawing canvas, relative to the anchor.
  • Width
    Type: System.Single
    Required Single. The width, in points, of the drawing canvas.
  • Height
    Type: System.Single
    Required Single. The height, in points, of the drawing canvas.
  • Anchor
    Type: System.Object%
    Optional Object. A Range object that represents the text to which the canvas is bound. If Anchor is specified, the anchor is positioned at the beginning of the first paragraph in the anchoring range. If this argument is omitted, the anchoring range is selected automatically and the canvas is positioned relative to the top and left edges of the page.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Shape

See Also

Reference

Shapes Interface

Shapes Members

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word Namespace