Shapes Object Members

Visio Automation Reference

Includes a Shape object for each basic shape, group, guide, or object from another application (linked or embedded in Microsoft Office Visio) on a drawing page, master, or group.

Methods

	Name	Description
	CenterDrawing	Centers a page's, master's, or group's shapes with respect to the extent of the page, master, or group.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Application	Read-only. Returns the instance of Microsoft Office Visio that is associated with an object.
	ContainingMaster	Returns the Master object that contains an object. Read-only.
	ContainingPage	Returns the page that contains an object.
	ContainingShape	Returns the Shape object that contains an object or collection. Read-only
	Count	Returns the number of objects in a collection. Read-only.
	Document	Gets the Document object that is associated with an object. Read-only.
	EventList	Returns the EventList collection of an object or the EventList collection that contains an Event object. Read-only.
	Item	Returns an item from a collection. The Item property is the default property for all collections. Read-only.
	ItemFromID	Returns an item of a collection using the ID of the item. Read-only.
	ItemU	Returns an object from a collection. Read-only.
	ObjectType	Returns an object's type. Read-only.
	PersistsEvents	Indicates whether an object is capable of containing persistent events in its EventList collection. Read-only.
	Stat	Returns status information for an object. Read-only.