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Shape.Child Property

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MsoTrue if the shape is a child shape or if all shapes in a shape range are child shapes of the same parent. Read-only.

Syntax

expression.Child

expression   A variable that represents a Shape object.

Return Value
MsoTriState

Remarks

The value of the Child property can be one of these MsoTriState constants.

Constant Description
msoFalse The shape is not a child shape or, if a shape range, all child shapes do not belong to the same parent.
msoTrue The shape is a child shape or, if a shape range, all child shapes belong to the same parent.

Example

This example selects the first shape in the canvas, and if the selected shape is a child shape, fills the shape with the specified color. This example assumes that the first shape in the active presentation is a drawing canvas that contains multiple shapes.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub FillChildShape()

'Select the first shape in the drawing canvas
ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes(1).CanvasItems(1).Select

'Fill selected shape if it is a child shape
With ActiveWindow.Selection

    If .ShapeRange.<strong>Child</strong> = msoTrue Then
        .ShapeRange.Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(Red:=100, Green:=0, Blue:=200)
    Else
        MsgBox "This shape is not a child shape."
    End If

End With



End Sub

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