CalloutFormat Object Members

Publisher Developer Reference

Contains properties and methods that apply to line callouts.

Methods

	Name	Description
	AutomaticLength	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.
	CustomDrop	Sets the vertical distance from the edge of the text bounding box to the place where the callout line attaches to the text box.
	CustomLength	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.
	PresetDrop	Specifies whether the callout line attaches to the top, bottom, or center of the callout text box or whether it attaches at a point that's a specified distance from the top or bottom of the text box.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Accent	Returns or sets an MsoTriState constant indicating whether a vertical accent bar separates the callout text from the callout line. Read/write.
	Angle	Returns or sets an MsoCalloutAngleType constant that represents the angle of the callout line. If the callout line contains more than one line segment, this property returns or sets the angle of the segment that is farthest from the callout text box. Read/write.
	Application	Used without an object qualifier, this property returns an Application object that represents the current instance of Publisher. Used with an object qualifier, this property returns an Application object that represents the creator of the specified object. When used with an OLE Automation object, it returns the object's application.
	AutoAttach	Returns or sets an MsoTriState constant indicating whether the place where the callout line attaches to the callout text box changes depending on whether the origin of the callout line (where the callout points) is to the left or right of the callout text box. Read/write.
	AutoLength	Returns an MsoTriState constant indicating whether the first segment of the callout line is scaled when the callout is moved. Applies only to callouts whose lines consist of more than one segment (types msoCalloutThree and msoCalloutFour). Read-only.
	Border	Returns or sets an MsoTriState constant indicating whether the text in the specified callout is surrounded by a border. Read/write.
	Drop	For callouts with an explicitly set drop value, this property returns the vertical distance from the edge of the text bounding box to the place where the callout line attaches to the text box. This distance is measured from the top of the text box unless the AutoAttach property is set to True and the text box is to the left of the origin of the callout line (where the callout points). In this case, the drop distance is measured from the bottom of the text box. Read-only Variant.
	DropType	Returns an MsoCalloutDropType constant indicating where the callout line attaches to the callout text box. Read-only.
	Gap	Returns or sets a Variant indicating the horizontal distance between the end of the callout line and the text bounding box. Read/write.
	Length	Returns a Variant indicating the length (in points) of the first segment of the callout line (the segment attached to the text callout box) if the AutoLength property of the specified callout is set to False. Otherwise, an error occurs. Read-only.
	Parent	Returns an object that represents the parent object of the specified object. For example, for a TextFrame object, returns a Shape object representing the parent shape of the text frame. Read-only.
	Type	Returns or sets an MsoCalloutType constant that represents the callout type. Read/write.