Shapes.AddCallout method (PowerPoint)

Creates a borderless line callout. Returns a Shape object that represents the new callout.

Syntax

expression. AddCallout( _Type_, _Left_, _Top_, _Width_, _Height_ )

expression A variable that represents a Shapes object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Type	Required	MsoCalloutType	The type of callout line.
Left	Required	Single	The position, measured in points, of the left edge of the callout's bounding box relative to the left edge of the slide.
Top	Required	Single	The position, measured in points, of the top edge of the callout's bounding box relative to the top edge of the slide.
Width	Required	Single	The width of the callout's bounding box, measured in points.
Height	Required	Single	The height of the callout's bounding box, measured in points.

Return value

Shape

Remarks

You can insert a greater variety of callouts by using the AddShape method.

Example

This example adds a borderless callout with a freely-rotating one-segment callout line to myDocument and then sets the callout angle to 30 degrees.

Sub NewCallout() 
    Dim sldOne As Slide 
    Set sldOne = ActivePresentation.Slides(1) 
    sldOne.Shapes.AddCallout(Type:=msoCalloutTwo, Left:=50, Top:=50, _ 
        Width:=200, Height:=100).Callout.Angle = msoCalloutAngle30 
End Sub

See also

Shapes Object

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