Shape.Width property (PowerPoint)

Returns or sets the width of the specified object, in points. Read/write.

Syntax

expression.Width

expression A variable that represents a Shape object.

Return value

Single

Example

This example arranges windows one and two horizontally; in other words, each window occupies half the available vertical space and all the available horizontal space in the application window's client area. For this example to work, there must be only two document windows open.

Windows.Arrange ppArrangeTiled

ah = Windows(1).Height                      ' available height

aw = Windows(1).Width + Windows(2).Width    ' available width

With Windows(1)

    .Width = aw

    .Height = ah / 2

    .Left = 0

End With

With Windows(2)

    .Width = aw

    .Height = ah / 2

    .Top = ah / 2

    .Left = 0

End With

This example sets the width for column one in the specified table to 80 points (72 points per inch).

ActivePresentation.Slides(2).Shapes(5).Table.Columns(1).Width = 80

See also

Shape Object

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