Brings the shape or selected shapes forward one position in the z-order.
Version Information Version Added: Visio 2.0
Syntax
expression.BringForward
expression A variable that represents a Shape object.
Return Value
Nothing
Example
The following macro shows how to bring a shape forward in the z-order on a page.
Visual Basic for Applications
Public Sub BringForward_Example()
Dim vsoShape1 As Visio.Shape
Dim vsoShape2 As Visio.Shape
Dim vsoShape3 As Visio.Shape
'Draw three rectangles.
Set vsoShape1 = ActivePage.DrawRectangle(1, 1, 4, 4)
vsoShape1.Text = "1"
Set vsoShape2 = ActivePage.DrawRectangle(2, 2, 5, 5)
vsoShape2.Text = "2"
Set vsoShape3 = ActivePage.DrawRectangle(3, 3, 6, 6)
vsoShape3.Text = "3"
'Bring vsoShape1 forward one position in the z-order.
vsoShape1.BringForward