ShapeRange Collection Object
Multiple objects
Represents a shape range, which is a set of shapes on a document. A shape range can contain as few as one shape or as many as all the shapes in the document. You can include whichever shapes you want
Note Most operations that you can do with a Shape object, you can also do with a ShapeRange object that contains only one shape. Some operations, when performed on a ShapeRange object that contains more than one shape, will cause an error.
Using the ShapeRange Collection
This section describes how to:
- Return a set of shapes you specify by name or index number.
- Return a ShapeRange object within a selection or range.
Returning a Set of Shapes You Specify by Name or Index Number
Use Shapes.Range(index), where index is the name or index number of the shape or an array that contains either names or index numbers of shapes, to return a ShapeRange collection that represents a set of shapes on a document. You can use Visual Basic's Array function to construct an array of names or index numbers. The following example sets the fill pattern for shapes one and three on the active document.
ActiveDocument.Shapes.Range(Array(1, 3)).Fill.Patterned _
msoPatternHorizontalBrick
The following example selects the shapes named "Oval 4" and "Rectangle 5" on the active document.
ActiveDocument.Shapes.Range(Array("Oval 4", "Rectangle 5")).Select
Although you can use the Range
method to return any number of shapes, it's simpler to use the Item
method if you want to return only a single member of the collection. For example, Shapes(1)
is simpler than Shapes.Range(1)
.
Returning a ShapeRange Object Within a Selection or Range
Use Selection.ShapeRange(index), where index is the name or the index number, to return a Shape object that represents a shape within a selection. The following example sets the fill for the first shape in the selection, assuming that the selection contains at least one shape.
Selection.ShapeRange(1).Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 0, 0)
This example selects all the shapes in the first section of the active document.
Set myRange = ActiveDocument.Sections(1).Range
myRange.ShapeRange.Select
Aligning, Distributing, and Grouping Shapes in a ShapeRange Object
Use the Align, Distribute, or ZOrder method to position a set of shapes relative to each other or relative to the document.
Use the Group, Regroup, or UnGroup method to create and work with a single shape formed from a shape range. The GroupItems property for a Shape object returns the GroupShapes object, which represents all the shapes that were grouped to form one shape.
Remarks
The recorder always uses the ShapeRange property when recording shapes.
A ShapeRange object doesn't include InlineShape objects.