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AutomaticLength Method [Publisher 2003 VBA Language Reference]

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Specifies that the first segment of the callout line (the segment attached to the text callout box) be scaled automatically when the callout is moved.

expression.AutomaticLength

expression Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

Remarks

Calling this method sets the AutoLength property of the specified object to msoTrue.

Use the CustomLength method to specify that the first segment of the callout line retain the fixed length returned by the Length property whenever the callout is moved. Applies only to callouts whose lines consist of more than one segment (types msoCalloutThree and msoCalloutFour).

Example

This example toggles between an automatically-scaling first segment and one with a fixed length for the callout line for the first shape in the active publication. For the example to work, this shape must be a callout.

With ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes(1).Callout
    If .AutoLength Then
        .CustomLength Length:=50
    Else
        .AutomaticLength
    End If
End With

Applies to | CalloutFormat Object