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CalloutFormat.DropType Property

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Returns an MsoCalloutDropType constant indicating where the callout line attaches to the callout text box. Read-only.

Syntax

expression.DropType

expression   A variable that represents a CalloutFormat object.

Return Value
MsoCalloutDropType

Remarks

The DropType property value can be one of the MsoCalloutDropType constants declared in the Microsoft Office type library.

If the callout drop type is msoCalloutDropCustom, the values of the Drop and AutoAttach properties and the relative positions of the callout text box and callout line origin (where the callout points) are used to determine where the callout line attaches to the text box.

Use the PresetDrop method to set the value of this property.

Example

This example replaces the custom drop for the first shape in the active publication with one of two preset drops, depending on whether the custom drop value is greater than or less than half the height of the callout text box. For the example to work, the shape must be a callout.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  With ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes(1).Callout
    If .DropType = msoCalloutDropCustom Then
        If .Drop < .Parent.Height / 2 Then
            .PresetDrop DropType:=msoCalloutDropTop
        Else
            .PresetDrop DropType:=msoCalloutDropBottom
        End If
    End If
End With

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