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Shape.SendBackward Method

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Visio Automation Reference

Moves a shape or selected shapes back one position in the z-order.

Version Information
 Version Added:  Visio 2.0

Syntax

expression.SendBackward

expression   A variable that represents a Shape object.

Return Value
Nothing

Example

This Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro shows how to move a shape back one position in the z-order on a page.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  
Public Sub SendBackward_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, 5, 5) 
vsoShape1.Text = "1" 
Set vsoShape2 = ActivePage.DrawRectangle(2, 2, 6, 6) 
vsoShape2.Text = "2" 
Set vsoShape3 = ActivePage.DrawRectangle(3, 3, 7, 7) 
vsoShape3.Text = "3" 

'Move vsoShape2 back one position in the z-order. 
vsoShape2.SendBackward 



End Sub

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