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DocumentWindow.RangeFromPoint Method

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PowerPoint Developer Reference

Returns the Shape object that is located at the point specified by the screen position coordinate pair. If no shape is located at the coordinate pair specified, then the method returns Nothing.

Syntax

expression.RangeFromPoint(x, y)

expression   A variable that represents a DocumentWindow object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
x Required Long The horizontal distance (in pixels) from the left edge of the screen to the point.
y Required Long The vertical distance (in pixels) from the top of the screen to the point.

Example

This example adds a new five-point star to slide one using the coordinates (288, 100). It then converts those coordinates from points to pixels, uses the RangeFromPoint method to return a reference to the new object, and changes the fill color of the star.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Dim myPointX As Integer, myPointY As Integer
Dim myShape As Object

ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes _
.AddShape(msoShape5pointStar, 288, 100, 100, 72).Select
myPointX = ActiveWindow.PointsToScreenPixelsX(288)
myPointY = ActiveWindow.PointsToScreenPixelsY(100)
Set myShape = ActiveWindow.RangeFromPoint(myPointX, myPointY)
myShape.Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(80, 160, 130)

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