PowerPoint.Shapes.AddShape.md

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Shapes.AddShape method (PowerPoint)	vbapp10.chm543012	vbapp10.chm543012	PowerPoint.Shapes.AddShape	2bc6cce5-3461-61ff-083d-bd36ee71cb59	06/08/2017	medium

Shapes.AddShape method (PowerPoint)

Creates an AutoShape. Returns a Shape object that represents the new AutoShape.

Syntax

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

expression A variable that represents a Shapes object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Type	Required	MsoAutoShapeType	Specifies the type of AutoShape to create.
Left	Required	Single	The position, measured in points, of the left edge of the AutoShape relative to the left edge of the slide.
Top	Required	Single	The position, measured in points, of the top edge of the AutoShape relative to the top edge of the slide.
Width	Required	Single	The width of the AutoShape, measured in points.
Height	Required	Single	The height of the AutoShape, measured in points.

Return value

Shape

Remarks

To change the type of an AutoShape that you've added, set the AutoShapeType property.

Example

This example adds a rectangle to myDocument.

Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1) 
myDocument.Shapes.AddShape Type:=msoShapeRectangle, _ 
    Left:=50, Top:=50, Width:=100, Height:=200

See also

Shapes Object

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