Options.SnapToShapes property (Word)

True if Word automatically aligns AutoShapes or East Asian characters with invisible gridlines that go through the vertical and horizontal edges of other AutoShapes or East Asian characters. Read/write Boolean.

Syntax

expression. SnapToShapes

expression A variable that represents an Options object.

Remarks

This property creates additional invisible gridlines for each AutoShape. SnapToShapes works independently of the SnapToGrid property.

Example

This example sets Word to automatically align AutoShapes with invisible gridlines that go through the vertical and horizontal edges of other AutoShapes in a new document.

Options.SnapToShapes = True 
Documents.Add

See also

Options Object

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