CalloutFormat object (Publisher)

Contains properties and methods that apply to line callouts.

Remarks

Use the Callout property of the Shape object to return a CalloutFormat object.

Example

The following example adds a callout to the active publication, adds text to the callout, and then specifies the following attributes for the callout:

• A vertical accent bar separates the text from the callout line (Accent property).
• The angle between the callout line and the side of the callout text box is 30 degrees (Angle property).
• There is no border around the callout text (Border property).
• The callout line is attached to the top of the callout text box (PresetDrop method).
• The callout line contains three segments (Type property).

Sub AddFormatCallout() 
 With ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes.AddCallout(Type:=msoCalloutOne, _ 
 Left:=150, Top:=150, Width:=200, Height:=100) 
 With .TextFrame.TextRange 
 .Text = "This is a callout." 
 With .Font 
 .Name = "Stencil" 
 .Bold = msoTrue 
 .Size = 30 
 End With 
 End With 
 With .Callout 
 .Accent = MsoTrue 
 .Angle = msoCalloutAngle30 
 .Border = MsoFalse 
 .PresetDrop msoCalloutDropTop 
 .Type = msoCalloutThree 
 End With 
 End With 
End Sub

Methods

• AutomaticLength
• CustomDrop
• CustomLength
• PresetDrop

Properties

• Accent
• Angle
• Application
• AutoAttach
• AutoLength
• Border
• Drop
• DropType
• Gap
• Length
• Parent
• Type

See also

• Publisher Object Model Reference

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