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Shape.Hyperlink Property

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Returns a Hyperlink object that represents the hyperlink associated with a Shape object. Read-only.

Syntax

expression.Hyperlink

expression   A variable that represents a Shape object.

Remarks

If there is no hyperlink associated with the specified shape, an error occurs. In this case, use the Add method for the Hyperlinks collection to add a hyperlink to the specified shape. The following example shows how to do this.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  ActiveDocument.Hyperlinks.Add Selection.Shapes(1), "http://www.microsoft.com"

Example

This example displays the address for the hyperlink for the first shape in the active document.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  MsgBox ActiveDocument.Shapes(1).Hyperlink.Address

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