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CalloutFormat.CustomLength Method

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Specifies that the first segment of the callout line (the segment attached to the text callout box) retain a fixed length whenever the callout is moved.

Syntax

expression.CustomLength(Length)

expression   A variable that represents a CalloutFormat object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Length Required Variant The length of the first segment of the callout. Numeric values are evaluated in points; strings can be in any unit supported by Microsoft Office Publisher (for example, "2.5 in").

Remarks

Applying this method sets the AutoLength property to False and sets the Length property to the value specified for the Length argument.

Use the AutomaticLength method to specify that the first segment of the callout line be scaled automatically whenever the callout is moved. Applies only to callouts whose lines consist of more than one segment (types msoCalloutThree and msoCalloutFour).

Example

This example switches 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.

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

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