ShapeRange Object Members

Word Developer Reference

Represents a shape range, which is a set of shapes on a document. A shape range can contain as few as one shape or as many as all the shapes in the document.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Align	Aligns the shapes in the specified range of shapes.
	Apply	Applies to the specified shape formatting that has been copied using the PickUp method.
	CanvasCropBottom	Crops a percentage of the height of a drawing canvas from the bottom of the canvas.
	CanvasCropLeft	Crops a percentage of the width of a drawing canvas from the left side of the canvas.
	CanvasCropRight	Crops a percentage of the width of a drawing canvas from the right side of the canvas.
	CanvasCropTop	Crops a percentage of the height of a drawing canvas from the top of the canvas.
	ConvertToFrame	Converts the specified shape to a frame.
	ConvertToInlineShape	Converts the specified shape in the drawing layer of a document to an inline shape in the text layer. You can convert only shapes that represent pictures, OLE objects, or ActiveX controls.
	Delete	Deletes the specified range of shapes.
	Distribute	Evenly distributes the shapes in the specified range of shapes.
	Duplicate	Creates a duplicate of the specified ShapeRange object, adds the new range of shapes to the Shapes collection at a standard offset from the original shapes, and then returns a Shape object.
	Flip	Flips a shape horizontally or vertically.
	Group	Groups the shapes in the specified range, and returns the grouped shapes as a single Shape object.
	IncrementLeft	Moves the specified shape horizontally by the specified number of points.
	IncrementRotation	Changes the rotation of the specified shape around the z-axis by the specified number of degrees.
	IncrementTop	Moves the specified shape vertically by the specified number of points.
	Item	Returns an individual Shape object in a collection.
	PickUp	Copies the formatting of the specified shape.
	Regroup	Regroups the group that the specified shape range belonged to previously. Returns the regrouped shapes as a single Shape object.
	ScaleHeight	Scales the height of a range of shapes by a specified factor.
	ScaleWidth	Scales the width of a shape by a specified factor.
	Select	Selects the specified range of shapes.
	SetShapesDefaultProperties	Applies the formatting of a default shape for a document to the specified range of shapes.
	Ungroup	Ungroups any grouped shapes in the specified range of shapes, disassembles pictures and OLE objects within the specified shape or range of shapes, and returns the ungrouped shapes as a single ShapeRange object.
	ZOrder	Moves the specified shape range in front of or behind other shapes in the collection (that is, changes the shape range's position in the z-order).

Properties

	Name	Description
	Adjustments	Returns an Adjustments object that contains adjustment values for all the adjustments in the specified ShapeRange object that represents an AutoShape or WordArt. Read-only.
	AlternativeText	Returns or sets the alternative text associated with a shape in a Web page. Read/write String.
	Anchor	Returns a Range object that represents the anchoring range for the specified shape range. Read-only.
	Application	Returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft Word application.
	AutoShapeType	Returns or sets the shape type for the specified ShapeRange object, which must represent an AutoShape other than a line or freeform drawing. Read/write MsoAutoShapeType.
	Callout	Returns a CalloutFormat object that contains callout formatting properties for the specified shape. Read-only.
	CanvasItems	Returns a CanvasShapes object that represents a collection of shapes in a drawing canvas.
	Child	True if the shape is a child shape or if all shapes in a shape range are child shapes of the same parent. Read-only MsoTriState.
	Count	Returns a Long that represents the number of shapes in the collection. Read-only.
	Creator	Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the specified object was created. Read-only Long.
	Fill	Returns a FillFormat object that contains fill formatting properties for the specified shape. Read-only.
	Glow	Returns a GlowFormat object that represents the glow formatting for a range of shapes. Read-only.
	GroupItems	Returns a GroupShapes object that represents the individual shapes in the specified group. Read-only.
	Height	Returns or sets the height of the specified shape range. Read/write Single.
	HeightRelative	Returns or sets a Single that represents the percentage of the target shape to which the range of shapes is sized. Read/write.
	HorizontalFlip	Indicates that a range of shapes has been flipped horizontally. Read-only MsoTriState.
	Hyperlink	Returns a Hyperlink object that represents the hyperlink associated with the specified ShapeRange object. Read-only.
	ID	Returns the identification type for the range of shapes. Read-only Long.
	LayoutInCell	Returns a Long that represents whether a shape in a table is displayed inside the table or outside the table.
	Left	Returns or sets a Single that represents the horizontal position, measured in points, of the specified range of shapes. Can also be any valid WdShapePosition constant. Read/write.
	LeftRelative	Returns or sets a Single that represents the relative left position of a range of shapes. Read/write.
	Line	Returns a LineFormat object that contains line formatting properties for the specified range of shapes. Read-only.
	LockAnchor	True if the anchor for the specified ShapeRange object is locked to the anchoring range. Read/write Long.
	LockAspectRatio	MsoTrue if the specified shape retains its original proportions when you resize it. MsoFalse if you can change the height and width of the shape independently of one another when you resize it. Read/write MsoTriState.
	Name	Returns or sets the name of the specified object. Read/write String.
	Nodes	Returns a ShapeNodes collection that represents the geometric description of the specified shape.
	Parent	Returns an Object that represents the parent object of the specified ShapeRange object.
	ParentGroup	Returns a Shape object that represents the common parent shape of a range of shapes.
	PictureFormat	Returns a PictureFormat object that contains picture formatting properties for the specified range of shapes. Read-only.
	Reflection	Returns a ReflectionFormat object that represents the reflection formatting for a range of shapes. Read-only.
	RelativeHorizontalPosition	Specifies to the relative horizontal position of a shape. Read/write WdRelativeHorizontalPosition.
	RelativeHorizontalSize	Returns or sets a WdRelativeHorizontalSize constant that represents the object to which a range of shapes is relative. Read/write.
	RelativeVerticalPosition	Specifies the relative vertical position of a shape. Read/write WdRelativeVerticalPosition.
	RelativeVerticalSize	Returns or sets a WdRelativeVerticalSize constant that represents the object to which a range of shapes is relative. Read/write.
	Rotation	Returns or sets the number of degrees the specified shape is rotated around the z-axis. Read/write Single.
	Shadow	Returns a ShadowFormat object that represents the shadow formatting for the specified shape.
	SoftEdge	Returns a SoftEdgeFormat object that represents the soft edge formatting for a range of shapes. Read-only.
	TextEffect	Returns a TextEffectFormat object that contains text-effect formatting properties for the specified shape. Read-only.
	TextFrame	Returns a TextFrame object that contains the text for the specified range of shapes.
	TextFrame2	Returns a TextFrame2 object that contains the text for the specified range of shapes. Read-only.
	ThreeD	Returns a ThreeDFormat object that contains 3-D formatting properties for the specified range of shapes. Read-only.
	Top	Returns or sets the vertical position of the specified shape or shape range in points. Read/write Single.
	TopRelative	Returns or sets a Single that represents the relative top position of a range of shapes. Read/write.
	Type	Returns the shape type. Read-only MsoShapeType.
	VerticalFlip	True if the specified shape is flipped around the vertical axis. Read-only MsoTriState.
	Vertices	Returns the coordinates of the specified freeform drawing's vertices (and control points for Bézier curves) as a series of coordinate pairs. You can use the array returned by this property as an argument for the AddCurve or AddPolyLine method. Read-only Variant.
	Visible	True if the specified object, or the formatting applied to it, is visible. Read/write MsoTriState.
	Width	Returns or sets the width, in points, of the shapes within the range. Read/write Long.
	WidthRelative	Returns or sets a Single that represents the relative width of a range of shapes. Read/write.
	WrapFormat	Returns a WrapFormat object that contains the properties for wrapping text around the specified range of shapes. Read-only.
	ZOrderPosition	Returns a Long that represents the position of the specified shape in the z-order. Read-only.