CalloutFormat Object

CalloutFormat Object

Contains properties and methods that apply to line callouts.

Using the CalloutFormat object

Use the Callout property to return a CalloutFormat object. The following example adds a callout to the active publication, adds text to the callout, then specifies the following attributes for the callout:

• a vertical accent bar that separates the text from the callout line (Accent property)
• the angle between the callout line and the side of the callout text box will be 30 degrees (Angle property)
• there will be no border around the callout text (Border property)
• the callout line will be attached to the top of the callout text box (PresetDrop method)
• the callout line will contain three segments (Type property)

Sub AddFormatCallout()
    With ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes.AddCallout(Type:=msoCalloutOne, _
            Left:=150, Top:=150, Width:=200, Height:=100)
        With .TextFrame.TextRange
            .Text = "This is a callout."
            With .Font
                .Name = "Stencil"
                .Bold = msoTrue
                .Size = 30
            End With
        End With
        With .Callout
            .Accent = MsoTrue
            .Angle = msoCalloutAngle30
            .Border = MsoFalse
            .PresetDrop msoCalloutDropTop
            .Type = msoCalloutThree
        End With
    End With
End Sub