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Represents an object in the drawing layer, such as an AutoShape, freeform, OLE object, or picture. The Shape object is a member of the Shapes collection. The Shapes collection contains all the shapes on a slide.

The Shape type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Adjustments	Returns an Adjustments object that contains adjustment values for all the adjustments in the specified shape. Read-only.
	AlternativeText	Returns or sets the descriptive (alternative) text string for a Shape object when the object is saved to a Web page. Read/write String.
	Application	Returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft Excel application. Read-only.
	AutoShapeType	Returns or sets the shape type for the specified Shape object, which must represent an AutoShape other than a line, freeform drawing, or connector. Read/write MsoAutoShapeType.
	BackgroundStyle	Returns or sets the background style. Read/write.
	BlackWhiteMode	Returns or sets a value that indicates how the specified shape appears when the presentation is viewed in black-and-white mode. Read/write MsoBlackWhiteMode.
	BottomRightCell	Returns a Range object that represents the cell that lies under the lower-right corner of the object. Read-only.
	Callout	Returns a CalloutFormat object that contains callout formatting properties for the specified shape. Applies to Shape objects that represent line callouts. Read-only.
	CanvasItems	Reserved for internal use.
	Chart	Returns an object that represents the _Chart contained in the Shape. Read-only.
	Child	Returns msoTrue if the specified shape is a child shape or if all shapes in a shape range are child shapes of the same parent. Read-only MsoTriState.
	ConnectionSiteCount	Returns the number of connection sites on the specified shape. Read-only Integer.
	Connector	True if the specified shape is a connector. Read-only MsoTriState.
	ConnectorFormat	Returns a ConnectorFormat object that contains connector formatting properties. Applies to Shape objects that represent connectors. Read-only.
	ControlFormat	Returns a ControlFormat object that contains Microsoft Excel control properties. Read-only.
	Creator	Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which this object was created. If the object was created in Microsoft Excel, this property returns the string XCEL, which is equivalent to the hexadecimal number 5843454C. Read-only XlCreator.
	Diagram	Returns a Diagram object representing a diagram.
	DiagramNode	Returns a DiagramNode object that represents a node in a diagram.
	DrawingObject	Reserved for internal use.
	Fill	Returns a FillFormat object that contains fill formatting properties for the specified chart or shape. Read-only.
	FormControlType	Returns the Microsoft Excel control type. Read-only XlFormControl.
	Glow	Returns an object for a specified shape that contains glow formatting properties for that shape. Read-only.
	GroupItems	Returns a GroupShapes object that represents the individual shapes in the specified group. Use the Item method of the GroupShapes object to return a single shape from the group. Applies to Shape objects that represent grouped shapes. Read-only.
	HasChart	Returns information on if a Shape contains a chart. Read-only.
	HasDiagram	Returns whether a shape or shape range contains a diagram. Read-only MsoTriState.
	HasDiagramNode	Returns a value indicating whether a diagram node exists in a given shape or shape range. Read-only MsoTriState.
	HasSmartArt	Gets whether there is a SmartArt diagram present on the specified shape.
	Height	The height of the object. Read/write Single.
	HorizontalFlip	True if the specified shape is flipped around the horizontal axis. Read-only MsoTriState.
	Hyperlink	Returns a Hyperlink object that represents the hyperlink for the shape.
	ID	Returns the type for the specified object. Read-only Integer.
	Left	The distance from the left edge of the object to the left edge of column A (on a worksheet) or the left edge of the chart area (on a chart). Read/write Single.
	Line	Returns a LineFormat object that contains line formatting properties for the specified shape. Read-only.
	LinkFormat	Returns a LinkFormat object that contains linked OLE object properties. Read-only.
	LockAspectRatio	True if the specified shape retains its original proportions when you resize it. False if you can change the height and width of the shape independently of one another when you resize it. Read/write MsoTriState.
	Locked	True if the object is locked, False if the object can be modified when the sheet is protected. Read/write Boolean.
	Name	Returns or sets the name of the object. Read/write String.
	Nodes	Returns a ShapeNodes collection that represents the geometric description of the specified shape. Applies to Shape objects that represent freeform drawings.
	OLEFormat	Returns an OLEFormat object that contains OLE object properties. Read-only.
	OnAction	Returns or sets the name of a macro that’s run when the specified object is clicked. Read/write String.
	Parent	Returns the parent object for the specified object. Read-only.
	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 shape. Applies to Shape objects that represent pictures or OLE objects. Read-only.
	Placement	Returns or sets the way the object is attached to the cells below it. Read/write XlPlacement.
	Reflection	Returns an object that contains reflection formatting properties for the shape. Read-only.
	Rotation	Returns or sets the rotation of the shape in degrees. Read/write Single.
	Script	Returns the Script object, which represents a block of script or code on the specified Web page. If the page contains no script, nothing is returned.
	Shadow	True if the object has a shadow. Read/write Boolean.
	ShapeStyle	Returns or sets a MsoShapeStyleIndex that represents the shape style of the shape. Read/write.
	SmartArt	Gets an object that represents the SmartArt associated with the shape.
	SoftEdge	Returns a SoftEdgeFormat object for a specified shape that contains soft edge formatting properties for the shape. Read-only.
	TextEffect	Returns a TextEffectFormat object that contains text-effect formatting properties for the specified shape. Applies to T:Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Shape objects that represent WordArt. Read-only.
	TextFrame	Returns a TextFrame object that contains the alignment and anchoring properties for the specified shape. Read-only.
	TextFrame2	Returns an object that contains text formatting for the specified shape. Read-only.
	ThreeD	Returns a ThreeDFormat object that contains 3-D – effect formatting properties for the specified shape. Read-only.
	Title	Gets or sets the title of the alternative text associated with the specified shape.
	Top	The distance from the top edge of the topmost shape in the shape range to the top edge of the worksheet. Read/write Single.
	TopLeftCell	Returns a Range object that represents the cell that lies under the upper-left corner of the specified object. Read-only.
	Type	Returns or sets the shape type. 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 Object.
	Visible	Determines whether the object is visible. Read/write MsoTriState.
	Width	The width of the object. Read/write Single.
	ZOrderPosition	Returns the position of the specified shape in the z-order. Read-only Integer.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Apply	Applies to the specified shape formatting that’s been copied by using the PickUp method.
	CanvasCropBottom	Reserved for internal use.
	CanvasCropLeft	Reserved for internal use.
	CanvasCropRight	Reserved for internal use.
	CanvasCropTop	Reserved for internal use.
	Copy	Copies the object to the Clipboard.
	CopyPicture	Copies the selected object to the Clipboard as a picture.
	Cut	Cuts the object to the Clipboard or pastes it into a specified destination.
	Delete	Deletes the object.
	Duplicate	Duplicates the object and returns a reference to the new copy.
	Flip	Flips the specified shape around its horizontal or vertical axis.
	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. Use the Rotation property to set the absolute rotation of the shape.
	IncrementTop	Moves the specified shape vertically by the specified number of points.
	PickUp	Copies the formatting of the specified shape. Use the Apply method to apply the copied formatting to another shape.
	RerouteConnections	Reroutes connectors so that they take the shortest possible path between the shapes they connect.
	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 object.
	SetShapesDefaultProperties	Makes the formatting of the specified shape the default formatting for the shape.
	Ungroup	Ungroups any grouped shapes in the specified shape or range of shapes. Disassembles pictures and OLE objects within the specified shape. Returns the ungrouped shapes as a single ShapeRange object.
	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).

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See Also

Reference

Shape Interface

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel Namespace