Shapes.AddCallout method (Publisher)
Adds a new Shape object representing a borderless line callout to the specified Shapes collection.
Syntax
expression.AddCallout (Type, Left, Top, Width, Height)
expression A variable that represents a Shapes object.
Parameters
Name | Required/Optional | Data type | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Type | Required | MsoCalloutType | The type of callout line. Can be one of the MsoCalloutType constants. |
Left | Required | Variant | The position of the left edge of the shape representing the line callout. |
Top | Required | Variant | The position of the top edge of the shape representing the line callout. |
Width | Required | Variant | The width of the shape representing the line callout. |
Height | Required | Variant | The height of the shape representing the line callout. |
Return value
Shape
Remarks
For the Left, Top, Width, and Height arguments, numeric values are evaluated in points; strings can be in any units supported by Microsoft Publisher (for example, "2.5 in").
Example
The following example adds a new freely-rotating callout line to the first page of the active publication.
Dim shpCallout As Shape
Set shpCallout = ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes.AddCallout _
(Type:=msoCalloutTwo, _
Left:=144, Top:=216, _
Width:=36, Height:=72)
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