Shapes.AddConnector Method (PowerPoint)
Creates a connector. Returns a Shape object that represents the new connector. When a connector is added, it is not connected to anything. Use the BeginConnect and EndConnect methods to attach the beginning and end of a connector to other shapes in the document.
Syntax
expression .AddConnector(Type, BeginX, BeginY, EndX, EndY)
expression A variable that represents a Shapes object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Type |
Required |
MsoConnectorType |
The type of connector. |
BeginX |
Required |
Single |
The horizontal position, measured in points, of the connector's starting point relative to the left edge of the slide. |
BeginY |
Required |
Single |
The vertical position, measured in points, of the connector's starting point relative to the top edge of the slide. |
EndX |
Required |
Single |
The horizontal position, measured in points, of the connector's ending point relative to the left edge of the slide. |
EndY |
Required |
Single |
The vertical position, measured in points, of the connector's ending point relative to the top edge of the slide. |
Return Value
Shape
Remarks
When you attach a connector to a shape, the size and position of the connector are automatically adjusted, if necessary. Therefore, if you're going to attach a connector to other shapes, the position and dimensions you specify when adding the connector are irrelevant.
Example
This example adds two rectangles to myDocument and connects them with a curved connector. Note that when you attach the connector to the rectangles, the size and position of the connector are automatically adjusted; therefore, the position and dimensions you specify when adding the callout are irrelevant (dimensions must be nonzero).
Sub NewConnector()
Dim shpShapes As Shapes
Dim shpFirst As Shape
Dim shpSecond As Shape
Set shpShapes = ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes
Set shpFirst = shpShapes.AddShape(Type:=msoShapeRectangle, _
Left:=100, Top:=50, Width:=200, Height:=100)
Set shpSecond = shpShapes.AddShape(Type:=msoShapeRectangle, _
Left:=300, Top:=300, Width:=200, Height:=100)
With shpShapes.AddConnector(Type:=msoConnectorCurve, BeginX:=0, _
BeginY:=0, EndX:=100, EndY:=100).ConnectorFormat
.BeginConnect ConnectedShape:=shpFirst, ConnectionSite:=1
.EndConnect ConnectedShape:=shpSecond, ConnectionSite:=1
.Parent.RerouteConnections
End With
End Sub