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CalloutFormat.PresetDrop method (Publisher)

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Specifies whether the callout line attaches to the top, bottom, or center of the callout text box, or whether it attaches at a point that is a specified distance from the top or bottom of the text box.

Syntax

expression.PresetDrop (DropType)

expression A variable that represents a CalloutFormat object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data type Description
DropType Required MsoCalloutDropType The starting position of the callout line relative to the text bounding box. Can be one of the MsoCalloutDropType constants declared in the Microsoft Office type library.

Example

This example specifies that the callout line attach to the top of the text bounding box for the first shape in the active publication. For the example to work, the shape must be a callout.

ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes(1).Callout.PresetDrop DropType:=msoCalloutDropTop

This example switches between two preset drops for the first shape one in the active publication. For the example to work, the shape must be a callout.

With ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes(1).Callout 
 Select Case .DropType 
 Case msoCalloutDropTop 
 .PresetDrop DropType:=msoCalloutDropBottom 
 Case msoCalloutDropBottom 
 .PresetDrop DropType:=msoCalloutDropTop 
 End Select 
End With

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