CalloutFormat Object [Publisher 2003 VBA Language Reference]
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Contains properties and methods that apply to line callouts.
Using the CalloutFormat object
Use the Callout property to return a CalloutFormat object. The following example adds a callout to the active publication, adds text to the callout, then specifies the following attributes for the callout:
- a vertical accent bar that separates the text from the callout line (Accent property)
- the angle between the callout line and the side of the callout text box will be 30 degrees (Angle property)
- there will be no border around the callout text (Border property)
- the callout line will be attached to the top of the callout text box (PresetDrop method)
- the callout line will contain three segments (Type property)
Sub AddFormatCallout()
With ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes.AddCallout(Type:=msoCalloutOne, _
Left:=150, Top:=150, Width:=200, Height:=100)
With .TextFrame.TextRange
.Text = "This is a callout."
With .Font
.Name = "Stencil"
.Bold = msoTrue
.Size = 30
End With
End With
With .Callout
.Accent = MsoTrue
.Angle = msoCalloutAngle30
.Border = MsoFalse
.PresetDrop msoCalloutDropTop
.Type = msoCalloutThree
End With
End With
End Sub
Properties | Accent Property | Angle Property | Application Property | AutoAttach Property | AutoLength Property | Border Property | Drop Property | DropType Property | Gap Property | Length Property | Parent Property | Type Property
Methods | AutomaticLength Method | CustomDrop Method | CustomLength Method | PresetDrop Method
Parent Objects | Shape Object | ShapeRange Collection
Child Objects