Shapes.AddCallout method (Publisher)

Adds a new Shape object representing a borderless line callout to the specified Shapes collection.

Syntax

expression.AddCallout (Type, Left, Top, Width, Height)

expression A variable that represents a Shapes object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Type	Required	MsoCalloutType	The type of callout line. Can be one of the MsoCalloutType constants.
Left	Required	Variant	The position of the left edge of the shape representing the line callout.
Top	Required	Variant	The position of the top edge of the shape representing the line callout.
Width	Required	Variant	The width of the shape representing the line callout.
Height	Required	Variant	The height of the shape representing the line callout.

Return value

Shape

Remarks

For the Left, Top, Width, and Height arguments, numeric values are evaluated in points; strings can be in any units supported by Microsoft Publisher (for example, "2.5 in").

Example

The following example adds a new freely-rotating callout line to the first page of the active publication.

Dim shpCallout As Shape 
 
Set shpCallout = ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes.AddCallout _ 
 (Type:=msoCalloutTwo, _ 
 Left:=144, Top:=216, _ 
 Width:=36, Height:=72)

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