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AddCallout Method

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Adds a new Shape object representing a borderless line callout to the specified Shapes collection.

expression.AddCallout(Type, Left, Top, Width, Height)

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

MsoCalloutType

MsoCalloutType can be one of these MsoCalloutType constants.
msoCalloutOne  A horizontal or vertical single-segment callout line.
msoCalloutTwo  A freely-rotating single-segment callout line.
msoCalloutThree  A two-segment callout line.
msoCalloutFour  A three-segment callout line.
msoCalloutMixed  Not used for this method.

Left  Required Variant. The position of the left edge of the shape representing the line callout.

Top  Required Variant. The position of the top edge of the shape representing the line callout.

Width  Required Variant. The width of the shape representing the line callout.

Height  Required Variant. The height of the shape representing the line callout.

Remarks

For the Left, Top, Width, and Height arguments, numeric values are evaluated in points; strings can be in any units supported by Microsoft Publisher (for example, "2.5 in").

Example

The following example adds a new freely-rotating callout line to the first page of the active publication.

  Dim shpCallout As Shape

Set shpCallout = ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes.AddCallout _
    (Type:=msoCalloutTwo, _
    Left:=144, Top:=216, _
    Width:=36, Height:=72)