Document.FindShapeByWizardTag method (Publisher)

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09/13/2021

Returns a ShapeRange object representing one or all of the shapes placed in a publication by a wizard and bearing the specified wizard tag.

Syntax

expression.FindShapeByWizardTag (WizardTag, Instance)

expression A variable that represents a Document object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
WizardTag	Required	PbWizardTag	Specifies the wizard tag for which to search. Can be one of the PbWizardTag constants declared in the Microsoft Publisher type library.
Instance	Optional	Long	Specifies which instance of a shape with the specified wizard tag is returned. For Instance equal to n, the nth instance of a shape with the specified wizard tag is returned. If no value for Instance is specified, all the shapes with the specified wizard tag are returned.

Return value

ShapeRange

Example

The following example finds the second instance of a shape with the wizard tag pbWizardDate and assigns it to a variable.

Dim shpWizardTag As Shape 
 
Set shpWizardTag = ActiveDocument._ 
 FindShapeByWizardTag(WizardTag:=pbWizardDate, Instance:=2)

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