Returns or sets the type for the specified object, as described in the following table.
| Object | Description |
|---|---|
| CalloutFormat | Returns or sets the callout type. Can be one of the MsoCalloutType constants: msoCalloutOne, msoCalloutTwo, msoCalloutThree, msoCalloutFour, or msoCalloutMixed. Read/write Long. |
| ColorFormat | Returns or sets the shape color type. Can be one of the following MsoColorType constants: msoColorTypeMixed, msoColorTypeRGB, or msoColorTypeScheme. Read-only Long. |
| Dialog | Returns the type of built-in Microsoft Word dialog box. Can be one of the WdWordDialog constants. Read-only Long. |
| Dictionary | Returns the dictionary type. Can be one of the following WdDictionaryType constants: wdGrammar, wdHangulHanjaConversion, wdHangulHanjaConversionCustom, wdHyphenation, wdSpelling, wdSpellingComplete, wdSpellingCustom, wdSpellingLegal, wdSpellingMedical, or wdThesaurus. Read-only Long. Some of these constants may not be available to you, depending on the language support (U.S. English, for example) that you’ve selected or installed. |
| Document | Returns the document type (template or document). Can be either of the following WdDocumentType constants: wdTypeDocument, wdTypeFrameset, or wdTypeTemplate. Read-only Long. |
| Field, FormField, MailMergeField | Returns the field type. Can be one of the WdFieldType constants. Read-only Long. |
| FillFormat | Returns the shape fill format type. Can be one of the following MsoFillType constants: msoFillBackground, msoFillGradient, msoFillMixed, msoFillPatterned, msoFillPicture, msoFillSolid or msoFillTextured. Read-only Long. |
| Frameset | Returns the Frameset object type. Can be either of the following WdFramesetType constants: wdFramesetTypeFrame or wdFramesetTypeFrameset. Read-only Long. |
| Hyperlink | Returns the hyperlink type. Can be one of the following MsoHyperlinkType constants: msoHyperlinkInlineShape, msoHyperlinkRange, or msoHyperlinkShape. Read-only Long. |
| Index | Returns or sets the index type. Can be either of the following WdIndexType constants: wdIndexIndent or wdIndexRunin. Read/write Long. |
| InlineShape | Returns the type of inline shape. Can be one of the following WdInlineShapeType constants: wdInlineShapeEmbeddedOLEObject, wdInlineShapeHorizontalLine, wdInlineShapeLinkedOLEObject, wdInlineShapeLinkedPicture, wdInlineShapeLinkedPictureHorizontalLine, wdInlineShapeOLEControlObject, wdInlineShapeOWSAnchor, wdInlineShapePicture, wdInlineShapePictureBullet, wdInlineShapePictureHorizontalLine, or wdInlineShapeScriptAnchor. Read-only Long. |
| LinkFormat | Returns the link type. Can be one of the following WdLinkType constants: wdLinkTypeDDE, wdLinkTypeDDEAuto, wdLinkTypeImport, wdLinkTypeInclude, wdLinkTypeOLE, wdLinkTypePicture, wdLinkTypeReference, or wdLinkTypeText. Read-only Long. |
| MailMergeDataSource | Returns the type of mail merge data source. Can be one of the following WdMailMergeDataSource constants: wdMergeInfoFromAccessDDE, wdMergeInfoFromExcelDDE, wdMergeInfoFromMSQueryDDE, wdMergeInfoFromODBC, wdMergeInfoFromWord, or wdNoMergeInfo. Read-only Long. |
| ProofreadingErrors | Returns the type of proofreading error. Can be either of the following WdProofreadingErrorType constants: wdGrammaticalError or wdSpellingError. Read-only Long. |
| Revision | Returns the revision type. Can be one of the following WdRevisionType constants: wdNoRevision, wdRevisionDelete, wdRevisionDisplayField, wdRevisionInsert, wdRevisionParagraphNumber, wdRevisionProperty, wdRevisionReconcile, wdRevisionReplace, or wdRevisionStyle. Read-only Long. |
| Selection | Returns the selection type. Can be one of the following WdSelectionType constants: wdNoSelection, wdSelectionBlock, wdSelectionColumn, wdSelectionFrame, wdSelectionInlineShape, wdSelectionIP, wdSelectionNormal, wdSelectionRow, or wdSelectionShape. Read-only Long. |
| ShadowFormat | Returns or sets the shape shadow type. Can be one of the following MsoShadowType constants: msoShadow1, msoShadow2, msoShadow3, msoShadow4, msoShadow5, msoShadow6, msoShadow7, msoShadow8, msoShadow9, msoShadow10, msoShadow11, msoShadow12, msoShadow13, msoShadow14, msoShadow15, msoShadow16, msoShadow17, msoShadow18, msoShadow19, msoShadow20, or msoShadowMixed. Read/write Long. |
| Shape, ShapeRange | Returns the shape type. Can be one of the following MsoShapeType constants: msoAutoShape, msoCallout, msoChart, msoComment, msoEmbeddedOLEObject, msoFormControl, msoFreeform, msoGroup, msoLine, msoLinkedOLEObject, msoLinkedPicture, msoMedia, msoOLEControlObject, msoPicture, msoPlaceholder, msoScriptAnchor, msoShapeTypeMixed, msoTable, msoTextBox, or msoTextEffect. Read-only Long. |
| Style | Returns the style type. Can be either of the following WdStyleType constants: wdStyleTypeParagraph or wdStyleTypeCharacter. Read-only Long. |
| Template | Returns the template type. Can be one of the following WdTemplateType constants: wdAttachedTemplate, wdGlobalTemplate, or wdNormalTemplate. Read-only Long. |
| TextInput | Returns the type of text form field. Can be one of the following WdTextFormFieldType constants: wdCalculationText, wdCurrentDateText, wdCurrentTimeText, wdDateText, wdNumberText, or wdRegularText. Read-only Long. |
| View | Returns or sets the view type. Can be one of the following WdViewType constants: wdMasterView, wdNormalView, wdOutlineView, wdPrintPreview, wdPrintView, or wdWebView. Read/write Long. |
| Window | Returns the window type. Can be either of the following WdWindowType constants: wdWindowDocument or wdWindowTemplate. Read-only Long. |
| WrapFormat | Returns the wrap type for the specified shape. Can be one of the following WdWrapType constants: wdWrapNone, wdWrapSquare, wdWrapThrough, wdWrapTight, or wdWrapTopBottom. Read/write Long. |