Shapes.AddComment Method

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Adds a comment. Returns a Shape object that represents the new comment.

Syntax

expression.AddComment(Left, Top, Width, Height)

expression   A variable that represents a Shapes object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Left Optional Single The position (in points) of the upper-left corner of the comment bounding box relative to the upper-left corner of the document. By default, the comment is placed in the upper-left corner of the document.
Top Optional Single The position (in points) of the upper-left corner of the comment bounding box relative to the upper-left corner of the document. By default, the comment is placed in the upper-left corner of the document.
Width Optional Single The width of the comment, in points. By default, the comment is 100 points high and 100 points wide.
Height Optional Single The height of the comment, in points. By default, the comment is 100 points high and 100 points wide.

Return Value
Shape

Example

This example adds a comment that contains the text "Test Comment" to myDocument.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
With myDocument.Shapes.AddComment(100, 100, 150, 150)
    .TextFrame.TextRange.Text = .TextFrame _
        .TextRange.Text + "Test Comment"
End With

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