AddCallout Method

Microsoft Excel Visual Basic

object that represents the new callout.

expression.AddCallout(Type, Left, Top, Width, Height)

expression    Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies to List.

Type   Required MsoCalloutType. The type of callout line.

MsoCalloutType can be one of these MsoCalloutType constants.
msoCalloutOne. A single-segment callout line that can be either horizontal or vertical.
msoCalloutTwo. A single-segment callout line that rotates freely.
msoCalloutMixed.
msoCalloutThree. A two-segment line.
msoCalloutFour. A three-segment line.

Left Required Single. The position (in points) of the upper-left corner of the callout's bounding box relative to the upper-left corner of the document.

Top    Required Single. The position (in points) of the upper-left corner of the callout's bounding box relative to the upper-left corner of the document.

Width    Required Single. The width of the callout's bounding box, in points.

Height    Required Single. The height of the callout's bounding box, in points.

Remarks

You can insert a greater variety of callouts by using the AddShape method.

Example

This example adds a borderless callout with a freely rotating one-segment callout line to myDocument and then sets the callout angle to 30 degrees.

Set myDocument = Worksheets(1)
myDocument.Shapes.AddCallout(Type:=msoCalloutTwo, _
    Left:=50, Top:=50, Width:=200, Height:=100) _
    .Callout.Angle = msoCalloutAngle30