Publisher.ScratchArea.md

title	keywords	f1_keywords	api_name	ms.assetid	ms.date	ms.localizationpriority
ScratchArea object (Publisher)	vbapb10.chm1245183	vbapb10.chm1245183	Publisher.ScratchArea	41856866-c1d8-2550-1b4c-28886ed2b714	06/01/2019	medium

ScratchArea object (Publisher)

Represents the area outside the boundaries of publication pages where layout elements may be stored with no effect on publication output.

Remarks

Use the ScratchArea property of the Document object to return a scratch area.

Use the Shapes property to return the collection of shapes that are currently on a scratch area.

Example

This example assigns the first shape on the scratch area of the active document to a variable.

Dim saPage As ScratchArea 
Dim objFirst As Object 
 
saPage = Application.ActiveDocument.ScratchArea 
objFirst = saPage.Shapes(1)

Properties

• Application
• Parent
• Shapes

See also

• Publisher Object Model Reference

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