Shape Object Members

Word Developer Reference

Represents an object in the drawing layer, such as an AutoShape, freeform, OLE object, ActiveX control, or picture. The Shape object is a member of the Shapes collection, which includes all the shapes in the main story of a document or in all the headers and footers of a document.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Apply	Applies to the specified shape formatting that has been copied using the PickUp method.
	CanvasCropBottom	Crops a percentage of the height of a drawing canvas from the bottom of the canvas.
	CanvasCropLeft	Crops a percentage of the width of a drawing canvas from the left side of the canvas.
	CanvasCropRight	Crops a percentage of the width of a drawing canvas from the right side of the canvas.
	CanvasCropTop	Crops a percentage of the height of a drawing canvas from the top of the canvas.
	ConvertToFrame	Converts the specified shape to a frame. Returns a Frame object that represents the new frame.
	ConvertToInlineShape	Converts the specified shape in the drawing layer of a document to an inline shape in the text layer. You can convert only shapes that represent pictures, OLE objects, or ActiveX controls. This method returns an InlineShape object that represents the picture or OLE object.
	Delete	Deletes the specified shape node.
	Duplicate	Creates a duplicate of the specified Shape object, adds the new shape to the Shapes collection at a standard offset from the original shapes, and then returns the new Shape object.
	Flip	Flips a shape horizontally or vertically.
	IncrementLeft	Moves the specified shape horizontally by the specified number of points.
	IncrementRotation	Changes the rotation of the specified shape around the z-axis by the specified number of degrees.
	IncrementTop	Moves the specified shape vertically by the specified number of points.
	PickUp	Copies the formatting of the specified shape.
	ScaleHeight	Scales the height of the shape by a specified factor.
	ScaleWidth	Scales the width of the shape by a specified factor.
	Select	Selects the specified shape.
	SetShapesDefaultProperties	Applies the formatting of the default shape for a document to the specified shape.
	Ungroup	Ungroups any grouped shapes in the specified shape.
	ZOrder	Moves the specified shape in front of or behind other shapes in the collection (that is, changes the shape's position in the z-order).

Properties

	Name	Description
	Adjustments	Returns an Adjustments object that contains adjustment values for all the adjustments in the specified Shape object that represents an AutoShape or WordArt. Read-only.
	AlternativeText	Returns or sets the alternative text associated with a shape in a Web page. Read/write String.
	Anchor	Returns a Range object that represents the anchoring range for the specified shape or shape range. Read-only.
	Application	Returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft Word application.
	AutoShapeType	Returns or sets the shape type for the specified Shape object, which must represent an AutoShape other than a line or freeform drawing. Read/write MsoAutoShapeType.
	Callout	Returns a CalloutFormat object that contains callout formatting properties for the specified shape. Read-only.
	CanvasItems	Returns a CanvasShapes object that represents a collection of shapes in a drawing canvas.
	Child	True if the shape is a child shape or if all shapes in a shape range are child shapes of the same parent. Read-only MsoTriState.
	Creator	Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the specified object was created. Read-only Long.
	Fill	Returns a FillFormat object that contains fill formatting properties for the specified shape. Read-only.
	Glow	Returns a GlowFormat object that represents the glow formatting for a shape. Read-only.
	GroupItems	Returns a GroupShapes object that represents the individual shapes in the specified group. Read-only.
	HasChart	True if the specified shape has a chart. Read-only.
	Height	Returns or sets the height of the specified shape. Read/write Single.
	HeightRelative	Returns or sets a Single that represents the percentage of the relative height of a shape. Read/write.
	HorizontalFlip	Indicates that a shape has been flipped horizontally. Read-only MsoTriState.
	Hyperlink	Returns a Hyperlink object that represents the hyperlink associated with a Shape object. Read-only.
	ID	Returns the identification type for the specified shape. Read-only Long.
	LayoutInCell	Returns a Long that represents whether a shape in a table is displayed inside or outside the table.
	Left	Returns or sets a Single that represents the horizontal position, measured in points, of the specified shape or shape range. Can also be any valid WdShapePosition constant. Read/write.
	LeftRelative	Returns or sets a Single that represents the relative left position of a shape. Read/write.
	Line	Returns a LineFormat object that contains line formatting properties for the specified shape. Read-only.
	LinkFormat	Returns a LinkFormat object that represents the link options of a shape that is linked to a file. Read/only.
	LockAnchor	True if the anchor of a Shape object is locked to the anchoring range. Read/write Long.
	LockAspectRatio	MsoTrue if the specified shape retains its original proportions when you resize it. MsoFalse if you can change the height and width of the shape independently of one another when you resize it. Read/write MsoTriState.
	Name	Returns or sets the name of the specified object. Read/write String.
	Nodes	Returns a ShapeNodes collection that represents the geometric description of the specified shape.
	OLEFormat	Returns an OLEFormat object that represents the OLE characteristics (other than linking) for the specified shape, inline shape, or field. Read-only.
	Parent	Returns an Object that represents the parent object of the specified Shape object.
	ParentGroup	Returns a Shape object that represents the common parent shape of a child shape or a range of child shapes.
	PictureFormat	Returns a PictureFormat object that contains picture formatting properties for the specified object. Read-only.
	Reflection	Returns a ReflectionFormat object that represents the reflection formatting for a shape. Read-only.
	RelativeHorizontalPosition	Specifies to the relative horizontal position of a shape. Read/write WdRelativeHorizontalPosition.
	RelativeHorizontalSize	Returns or sets a WdRelativeVerticalSize constant that represents the object to which a range of shapes is relative. Read/write.
	RelativeVerticalPosition	Specifies the relative vertical position of a shape. Read/write WdRelativeVerticalPosition.
	RelativeVerticalSize	Returns or sets a WdRelativeVerticalSize constant that represents the relative vertical size of a shape. Read/write.
	Rotation	Returns or sets the number of degrees the specified shape is rotated around the z-axis. A positive value indicates clockwise rotation; a negative value indicates counterclockwise rotation. Read/write Single.
	Script	Returns a Script object, which represents a block of script or code for an image on a Web page.
	Shadow	Returns a ShadowFormat object that represents the shadow formatting for the specified shape.
	SoftEdge	Returns a SoftEdgeFormat object that represents the soft edge formatting for a shape. Read-only.
	TextEffect	Returns a TextEffectFormat object that contains text-effect formatting properties for the specified shape. Read-only.
	TextFrame	Returns a TextFrame object that contains the text for the specified shape.
	TextFrame2	Returns a TextFrame2 object that contains the text for the specified shape. Read-only.
	ThreeD	Returns a ThreeDFormat object that contains 3-D formatting properties for the specified shape. Read-only.
	Top	Returns or sets the vertical position of the specified shape or shape range in points. Read/write Single.
	TopRelative	Returns or sets a Single that represents the relative top position of a shape. Read/write.
	Type	Returns the type of inline shape. Read-only MsoShapeType.
	VerticalFlip	True if the specified shape is flipped around the vertical axis. Read-only MsoTriState.
	Vertices	Returns the coordinates of the specified freeform drawing's vertices (and control points for Bézier curves) as a series of coordinate pairs. Read-only Variant.
	Visible	True if the specified object, or the formatting applied to it, is visible. Read/write MsoTriState.
	Width	Returns or sets the width, in points, of the specified shape. Read/write Long.
	WidthRelative	Returns or sets a Single that represents the relative width of a shape. Read/write.
	WrapFormat	Returns a WrapFormat object that contains the properties for wrapping text around the specified shape. Read-only.
	ZOrderPosition	Returns a Long that represents the position of the specified shape in the z-order. Read-only.