AddCallout Method

Applies To

Shapes collection object.

Description

Creates a borderless line callout. Returns a Shape object that represents the new callout.

Syntax

expression.AddCallout(Type, Left, Top, Width, Height)

expression Required. An expression that returns a Shapes object.

Type Required Long. The type of callout line. Can be one of the following MsoCalloutType constants: msoCalloutOne (a single-segment callout line that can be either horizontal or vertical), msoCalloutTwo (a single-segment callout line that rotates freely), msoCalloutThree (a two-segment line), or msoCalloutFour (a three-segment line).

Left, Top Required Single. The position (in points) of the upper-left corner of the callout's bounding box relative to the upper-left corner of the document.

Width, Height Required Single. The width and height of the callout's bounding box, in points.

Remarks

You can insert a greater variety of callouts by using the AddShape method.

Example

This example adds a borderless callout with a freely rotating one-segment callout line to myDocument and then sets the callout angle to 30 degrees.

Set myDocument = Worksheets(1)
myDocument.Shapes.AddCallout(msoCalloutTwo, 50, 50, 200, 100). _
    Callout.Angle = msoCalloutAngle30