GroupShapes Collection [Publisher 2003 VBA Language Reference]

Multiple objects GroupShapes Shape Multiple objects

Represents the individual shapes within a grouped shape. Each shape is represented by a Shape object. Using the Item method with this object, you can work with single shapes within a group without having to ungroup them.

Using The Groupshapes Collection

Use the GroupItems property to return a GroupShapes collection. Use GroupItems(index), where index is the number of the individual shape within the grouped shape, to return a single shape from the GroupShapes collection. The following example adds three triangles to the active document, groups them, sets a color for the entire group, and then changes the color for the third triangle only.

Sub WorkWithGroupShapes()
    With ActiveDocument.Pages.Add(Count:=1, After:=1).Shapes
        .AddShape(msoShapeIsoscelesTriangle, _
            50, 50, 100, 100).Name = "shpOne"
        .AddShape(msoShapeIsoscelesTriangle, _
            200, 50, 100, 100).Name = "shpTwo"
        .AddShape(msoShapeIsoscelesTriangle, _
            350, 50, 100, 100).Name = "shpThree"
        With .Range(Array("shpOne", "shpTwo", "shpThree")).Group
            .Fill.PresetTextured PresetTexture:=msoTextureBlueTissuePaper
            .GroupItems(3).Fill.PresetTextured _
                PresetTexture:=msoTextureGreenMarble
        End With
    End With
End Sub

Properties | Application Property | Count Property | Parent Property

Methods | Item Method

Parent Objects | Shape | ShapeRange

Child Objects | Adjustments | BorderArtFormat | CalloutFormat | CatalogMergeShapes | ConnectorFormat | FillFormat | GroupShapes | Hyperlink | LineFormat | LinkFormat | OLEFormat | PictureFormat | ShadowFormat | Shape | ShapeNodes | Table | Tags | TextEffectFormat | TextFrame | TextRange | ThreeDFormat | WebCheckBox | WebCommandButton | WebListBox | WebOptionButton | WebTextBox | Wizard | WrapFormat