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A collection of Shape objects that represent all the shapes in a document or all the shapes in all the headers and footers in a document.

The Shapes type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	AddCallout	Adds a borderless line callout to a document. Returns a Shape object that represents the callout and adds it to the Shapes collection.
	AddCanvas	Adds a drawing canvas to a document. Returns a Shape object that represents the drawing canvas and adds it to the Shapes collection.
	AddChart	Inserts a chart, of the specified type, as a shape into the active document, and opens Microsoft Office Excel with a sheet that contains the default data that Microsoft Office Word uses to create the chart.
	AddConnector	Reserved for internal use.
	AddCurve	Returns a Shape object that represents a Bézier curve in a document.
	AddDiagram	Returns a Shape object that represents a newly created diagram in a document.
	AddLabel	Adds a text label to a document. Returns a Shape object that represents the text label and adds it to the Shapes collection.
	AddLine	Adds a line to a document. Returns a Shape object that represents the line and adds it to the AddCallout collection.
	AddOLEControl	Creates an ActiveX control (formerly known as an OLE control). Returns the Shape object that represents the new ActiveX control.
	AddOLEObject	Creates an OLE object. Returns the Shape object that represents the new OLE object.
	AddPicture	Adds a picture to a document. Returns a Shape object that represents the picture and adds it to the Shapes collection.
	AddPolyline	Adds an open or closed polygon to a document. Returns a Shape object that represents the polygon and adds it to the Shapes collection.
	AddShape	Adds an AutoShape to a document. Returns a Shape object that represents the AutoShape and adds it to the Shapes collection.
	AddSmartArt	Inserts the specified SmartArt graphic into the active document.
	AddTextbox	Adds a text box to a document. Returns a Shape object that represents the text box and adds it to the Shapes collection.
	AddTextEffect	Adds a WordArt shape to a document. Returns a Shape object that represents the WordArt and adds it to the Shapes collection.
	BuildFreeform	Builds a freeform object. Returns a FreeformBuilder object that represents the freeform as it is being built.
	GetEnumerator	(Inherited from IEnumerable.)
	Range	Returns a ShapeRange object.
	SelectAll	Selects all the shapes in the main story, in a canvas, or in headers and footers of a document.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Application	Returns a Application object that represents the Microsoft Word application.
	Count	Returns the number of items in the specified collection.
	Creator	Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the specified object was created.
	Item	Returns an individual object in a collection.
	Parent	Returns an object that represents the parent object of the specified object.

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See Also

Reference

Shapes Interface

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word Namespace