Shapes.AddLine method (Publisher)

Adds a new Shape object representing a line to the specified Shapes collection.

Syntax

expression.AddLine (BeginX, BeginY, EndX, EndY)

expression A variable that represents a Shapes object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
BeginX	Required	Variant	The x-coordinate of the beginning point of the line.
BeginY	Required	Variant	The y-coordinate of the beginning point of the line.
EndX	Required	Variant	The x-coordinate of the ending point of the line.
EndY	Required	Variant	The y-coordinate of the ending point of the line.

Return value

Shape

Remarks

For the BeginX, BeginY, EndX, and EndY arguments, numeric values are evaluated in points; strings can be in any units supported by Microsoft Publisher (for example, "2.5 in").

Example

The following example adds a new line to the first page of the active publication.

Dim shpLine As Shape 
 
Set shpLine = ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes.AddLine _ 
 (BeginX:=144, BeginY:=144, _ 
 EndX:=180, EndY:=72) 

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