Shape Properties

A drawing object embedded in a document.

Name	Description
ActiveXFormat	Returns the ActiveX control’s characteristics.
AltText	Gets or sets the alternative text for a shape. Inherited from DrawingObject.
CanvasItems	Provides access to the collection of shapes in a drawing canvas. Inherited from DrawingObject.
ChartFormat	Returns chart properties.
ConnectorFormat	Provides access to connector settings. Inherited from DrawingObject.
Decorative	Gets or sets whether the shape is marked as decorative. Inherited from DrawingObject.
Description	Gets or sets the alternative description for a shape. Inherited from DrawingObject.
Fill	Allows you to specify fill options for a shape. Inherited from DrawingObject.
GroupItems	Provides access to the collection of shapes in a group. Inherited from DrawingObject.
Height	Gets or sets the shape’s absolute height. Inherited from DrawingObject.
HeightRelative	Gets or sets the shape height relative to an element specified by the RelativeVerticalSize property.
HorizontalAlignment	Specifies how a shape is aligned horizontally.
Hyperlink	Returns a hyperlink associated with a shape. Inherited from DrawingObject.
Id	Returns the shape’s unique identifier. Inherited from DrawingObject.
Line	Allows you to format a shape outline. Inherited from DrawingObject.
LockAnchor	Specifies whether to lock the shape anchor.
LockAspectRatio	Specifies whether to maintain proportions of a shape when you resize it. Inherited from DrawingObject.
MarginBottom	Gets or sets the distance between the document text and the bottom edge of the shape.
MarginLeft	Gets or sets the distance between the document text and the left edge of the shape.
MarginRight	Gets or sets the distance between the document text and the right edge of the shape.
MarginTop	Gets or sets the distance between the document text and the top edge of the shape.
Name	Gets or sets the shape’s name. Inherited from DrawingObject.
Offset	Gets or sets the absolute position of a shape on the page. Inherited from DrawingObject.
OffsetRelative	Gets or sets the relative position of a shape on the page.
OffsetX	Specifies the absolute horizontal position of a shape relative to an element defined by the RelativeHorizontalPosition property.
OffsetXRelative	Specifies the horizontal position of a shape relative to an element defined by the RelativeHorizontalPosition property.
OffsetY	Specifies the absolute vertical position of a shape relative to an element defined by the RelativeVerticalPosition property.
OffsetYRelative	Specifies the vertical position of a shape relative to an element defined by the RelativeVerticalPosition property.
OleFormat	Returns the OLE object’s characteristics. Inherited from DrawingObject.
OriginalSize	Returns the original size of a shape or picture (that is the size before you scale or resize the object). Inherited from DrawingObject.
Picture	Obsolete. Use the PictureFormat.Picture property instead.
PictureFormat	Provides access to picture settings. Inherited from DrawingObject.
PictureUri	Obsolete. Use the PictureFormat.PictureUri property instead.
Range	Returns the anchoring range for a shape.
RelativeHorizontalPosition	Gets or sets the element to which the shape’s horizontal position is relative.
RelativeHorizontalSize	Gets or sets the element relative to which the shape width is calculated.
RelativeVerticalPosition	Gets or sets the element to which the shape’s vertical position is relative.
RelativeVerticalSize	Gets or sets the element relative to which the shape height is calculated.
RotationAngle	Gets or sets the shape’s rotation angle. Inherited from DrawingObject.
ScaleX	Gets or sets the horizontal scale factor for a shape. Inherited from DrawingObject.
ScaleY	Gets or sets the vertical scale factor for a shape. Inherited from DrawingObject.
ShapeFormat	Provides access to shape properties. Inherited from DrawingObject.
Size	Gets or sets the shape’s size. Inherited from DrawingObject.
SizeRelative	Gets or sets the shape’s relative size.
TextBox	Obsolete. Use the ShapeFormat.TextBox property instead.
TextWrapping	Specifies how a shape is surrounded by text.
TextWrappingSide	Specifies how the text wraps around the shape’s edges.
Title	Gets or sets the alternative title for a shape. Inherited from DrawingObject.
Type	Returns the shape’s type. Inherited from DrawingObject.
VerticalAlignment	Specifies how a shape is aligned vertically.
WatermarkFormat	Provides access to watermark settings. Inherited from DrawingObject.
Width	Gets or sets the shape’s absolute width. Inherited from DrawingObject.
WidthRelative	Gets or sets the shape width relative to an element specified by the RelativeHorizontalSize property.
ZOrder	Gets or sets the shape’s position in the z-order.