AutoShapeType Property

         Example         Applies To

Returns or sets the shape type for the specified Shape or ShapeRange object, which must represent an AutoShape other than a line, freeform drawing, or connector. Read/write Long.

Note   When you change the type of a shape, the shape retains its size, color, and other attributes.

Can be one of the following MsoAutoShapeType constants:

msoShape16pointStar

msoShape24pointStar

msoShape32pointStar

msoShape4pointStar

msoShape5pointStar

msoShape8pointStar

msoShapeActionButtonBackorPrevious

msoShapeActionButtonBeginning

msoShapeActionButtonCustom

msoShapeActionButtonDocument

msoShapeActionButtonEnd

msoShapeActionButtonForwardorNext

msoShapeActionButtonHelp

msoShapeActionButtonHome

msoShapeActionButtonInformation

msoShapeActionButtonMovie

msoShapeActionButtonReturn

msoShapeActionButtonSound

msoShapeArc

msoShapeBalloon

msoShapeBentArrow

msoShapeBentUpArrow

msoShapeBevel

msoShapeBlockArc

msoShapeCan

msoShapeChevron

msoShapeCircularArrow

msoShapeCloudCallout

msoShapeCross

msoShapeCube

msoShapeCurvedDownArrow

msoShapeCurvedDownRibbon

msoShapeCurvedLeftArrow

msoShapeCurvedRightArrow

msoShapeCurvedUpArrow

msoShapeCurvedUpRibbon

msoShapeDiamond

msoShapeDonut

msoShapeDoubleBrace

msoShapeDoubleBracket

msoShapeDoubleWave

msoShapeDownArrow

msoShapeDownArrowCallout

msoShapeDownRibbon

msoShapeExplosion1

msoShapeExplosion2

msoShapeFlowchartAlternateProcess

msoShapeFlowchartCard

msoShapeFlowchartCollate

msoShapeFlowchartConnector

msoShapeFlowchartData

msoShapeFlowchartDecision

msoShapeFlowchartDelay

msoShapeFlowchartDirectAccessStorage

msoShapeFlowchartDisplay

msoShapeFlowchartDocument

msoShapeFlowchartExtract

msoShapeFlowchartInternalStorage

msoShapeFlowchartMagneticDisk

msoShapeFlowchartManualInput

msoShapeFlowchartManualOperation

msoShapeFlowchartMerge

msoShapeFlowchartMultidocument

msoShapeFlowchartOffpageConnector

msoShapeFlowchartOr

msoShapeFlowchartPredefinedProcess

msoShapeFlowchartPreparation

msoShapeFlowchartProcess

msoShapeFlowchartPunchedTape

msoShapeFlowchartSequentialAccessStorage

msoShapeFlowchartSort

msoShapeFlowchartStoredData

msoShapeFlowchartSummingJunction

msoShapeFlowchartTerminator

msoShapeFoldedCorner

msoShapeHeart

msoShapeHexagon

msoShapeHorizontalScroll

msoShapeIsoscelesTriangle

msoShapeLeftArrow

msoShapeLeftArrowCallout

msoShapeLeftBrace

msoShapeLeftBracket

msoShapeLeftRightArrow

msoShapeLeftRightArrowCallout

msoShapeLeftRightUpArrow

msoShapeLeftUpArrow

msoShapeLightningBolt

msoShapeLineCallout1

msoShapeLineCallout1AccentBar

msoShapeLineCallout1BorderandAccentBar

msoShapeLineCallout1NoBorder

msoShapeLineCallout2

msoShapeLineCallout2AccentBar

msoShapeLineCallout2BorderandAccentBar

msoShapeLineCallout2NoBorder

msoShapeLineCallout3

msoShapeLineCallout3AccentBar

msoShapeLineCallout3BorderandAccentBar

msoShapeLineCallout3NoBorder

msoShapeLineCallout4

msoShapeLineCallout4AccentBar

msoShapeLineCallout4BorderandAccentBar

msoShapeLineCallout4NoBorder

msoShapeMixed

msoShapeMoon

msoShapeNoSymbol

msoShapeNotchedRightArrow

msoShapeNotPrimitive

msoShapeOctagon

msoShapeOval

msoShapeOvalCallout

msoShapeParallelogram

msoShapePentagon

msoShapePlaque

msoShapeQuadArrow

msoShapeQuadArrowCallout

msoShapeRectangle

msoShapeRectangularCallout

msoShapeRegularPentagon

msoShapeRightArrow

msoShapeRightArrowCallout

msoShapeRightBrace

msoShapeRightBracket

msoShapeRightTriangle

msoShapeRoundedRectangle

msoShapeRoundedRectangularCallout

msoShapeSmileyFace

msoShapeStripedRightArrow

msoShapeSun

msoShapeTrapezoid

msoShapeUpArrow

msoShapeUpArrowCallout

msoShapeUpDownArrow

msoShapeUpDownArrowCallout

msoShapeUpRibbon

msoShapeUTurnArrow

msoShapeVerticalScroll

msoShapeWave


Remarks

Use the Type property of the ConnectorFormat object to set or return the connector type.