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Shape.LockAnchor property (Word)

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True if the anchor of a Shape object is locked to the anchoring range. Read/write Long.

Syntax

expression. LockAnchor

expression Required. A variable that represents a Shape object.

Remarks

When a shape has a locked anchor, you cannot move the shape's anchor by dragging it. The anchor does not move as the shape is moved. A Shape object is anchored to a range of text, but you can position it anywhere on the page. The shape is anchored to the beginning of the first paragraph that contains the anchoring range. A shape will always remain on the same page as its anchor.

Example

This example creates a new document, adds a shape to it, and then locks the shape's anchor.

Set myDoc = Documents.Add 
Set myShape = myDoc.Shapes.AddShape(msoShapeBalloon, _ 
 100, 100, 140, 70) 
myShape.LockAnchor = True 
ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View.ShowObjectAnchors = True

This example returns a message that states the lock status for each shape in the active document.

For x = 1 to ActiveDocument.Shapes.Count 
 Msgbox "Shape " & x & " is locked - " _ 
 & ActiveDocument.Shapes(x).LockAnchor 
Next x

See also

Shape Object

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