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Line Property

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Returns a LineFormat object that contains line formatting properties for the specified shape. (For a line, the LineFormat object represents the line itself; for a shape with a border, the LineFormat object represents the border.)

expression.Line

expression   Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

Example

This example adds a blue dashed line to the active publication.

  With ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes _
        .AddLine(BeginX:=10, BeginY:=10, _
        EndX:=250, EndY:=250).Line
    .DashStyle = msoLineDashDotDot
    .ForeColor.RGB = RGB(50, 0, 128)
End With

This example adds a cross to the first page and then sets its border to be 8 points thick and red.

  With ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes _
        .AddShape(Type:=msoShapeCross, _
        Left:=10, Top:=10, Width:=50, Height:=70).Line
    .Weight = 8
    .ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 0, 0)
End With