section-parent-property-publisher.md

title	keywords	f1_keywords	ms.prod	api_name	ms.assetid	ms.date
Section.Parent Property (Publisher)	vbapb10.chm7405569	vbapb10.chm7405569	publisher	Publisher.Section.Parent	081f4653-2aff-22a3-f973-e86dade13de2	06/08/2017

Section.Parent Property (Publisher)

Returns an object that represents the parent object of the specified object. For example, for a TextFrame object, returns a Shape object representing the parent shape of the text frame. Read-only.

Syntax

expression. Parent

_expression_A variable that represents a Section object.

Example

This example accesses the parent object of the selected shape, and then adds a new shape to it and sets the fill for the new shape.

Sub ParentObject() 
 Dim shp As Shape 
 Dim pg As Page 
 
 Set pg = Selection.ShapeRange(1).Parent 
 Set shp = pg.Shapes.AddShape(Type:=msoShape5pointStar, _ 
 Left:=72, Top:=72, Width:=72, Height:=72) 
 
 shp.Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(Red:=180, Green:=180, Blue:=180) 
End Sub

This example returns the parent object of a text frame, which is the first shape in the active publication, and then fills the shape with a pattern.

Sub ParentShape() 
 Dim shpParent As Shape 
 Set shpParent = ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes(1).TextFrame.Parent 
 shpParent.Fill.Patterned Pattern:=msoPatternSphere 
End Sub