PowerPoint.Shape.Parent.md

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Shape.Parent property (PowerPoint)	vbapp10.chm547001	vbapp10.chm547001	PowerPoint.Shape.Parent	a88b1ec0-79de-4aef-9b71-a21bf8de2f44	06/08/2017	medium

Shape.Parent property (PowerPoint)

Returns the parent object for the specified object.

Syntax

expression.Parent

expression A variable that represents a Shape object.

Return value

Object

Example

This example adds an oval containing text to slide one in the active presentation and rotates the oval and the text 45 degrees. The parent object for the text frame is the Shape object that contains the text.

Set myShapes = ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes

With myShapes.AddShape(Type:=msoShapeOval, Left:=50, _
        Top:=50, Width:=300, Height:=150).TextFrame
    .TextRange.Text = "Test text"
    .Parent.Rotation = 45
End With

See also

Shape Object

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