Shape.Line property (PowerPoint)

Returns a LineFormat object that contains line formatting properties for the specified shape. (For a line, the LineFormat object represents the line itself; for a shape with a border, the LineFormat object represents the border.) Read-only.

Syntax

expression.Line

expression A variable that represents a Shape object.

Return value

LineFormat

Example

This example adds a blue dashed line to myDocument.

Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1)

With myDocument.Shapes.AddLine(10, 10, 250, 250).Line

    .DashStyle = msoLineDashDotDot

    .ForeColor.RGB = RGB(50, 0, 128)

End With

This example adds a cross to the first slide and then sets its border to be 8 points thick and red.

Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1)

With myDocument.Shapes.AddShape(msoShapeCross, 10, 10, 50, 70).Line

    .Weight = 8

    .ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 0, 0)

End With

See also

Shape Object

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