CanvasShapes.AddLine Method
Creates a line. Returns a CanvasShapes object that represents the new line.
Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Function AddLine ( _
BeginX As Single, _
BeginY As Single, _
EndX As Single, _
EndY As Single _
) As Shape
'Usage
Dim instance As CanvasShapes
Dim BeginX As Single
Dim BeginY As Single
Dim EndX As Single
Dim EndY As Single
Dim returnValue As Shape
returnValue = instance.AddLine(BeginX, _
BeginY, EndX, EndY)
Shape AddLine(
float BeginX,
float BeginY,
float EndX,
float EndY
)
Parameters
- BeginX
Type: System.Single
The horizontal position, measured in points, of the line's starting point relative to the left edge of the slide.
- BeginY
Type: System.Single
The vertical position, measured in points, of the line's starting point relative to the top edge of the slide.
- EndX
Type: System.Single
The horizontal position, measured in points, of the line's ending point relative to the left edge of the slide.
- EndY
Type: System.Single
The vertical position, measured in points, of the line's ending point relative to the top edge of the slide.
Return Value
Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.Shape
Shape
Examples
This example adds a blue dashed line to myDocument.
Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
With myDocument.Shapes.AddLine(BeginX:=10, BeginY:=10, _
EndX:=250, EndY:=250).Line
.DashStyle = msoLineDashDotDot
.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(50, 0, 128)
End With