PresetShape Property

Microsoft PowerPoint Visual Basic

PresetShape Property

       

Returns or sets the shape of the specified WordArt. Read/write MsoPresetTextEffectShape.

MsoPresetTextEffectShape can be one of these MsoPresetTextEffectShape constants.
msoTextEffectShapeArchDownCurve
msoTextEffectShapeArchDownPour
msoTextEffectShapeArchUpCurve
msoTextEffectShapeArchUpPour
msoTextEffectShapeButtonCurve
msoTextEffectShapeButtonPour
msoTextEffectShapeCanDown
msoTextEffectShapeCanUp
msoTextEffectShapeCascadeDown
msoTextEffectShapeCascadeUp
msoTextEffectShapeChevronDown
msoTextEffectShapeChevronUp
msoTextEffectShapeCircleCurve
msoTextEffectShapeCirclePour
msoTextEffectShapeCurveDown
msoTextEffectShapeCurveUp
msoTextEffectShapeDeflate
msoTextEffectShapeDeflateBottom
msoTextEffectShapeDeflateInflate
msoTextEffectShapeDeflateInflateDeflate
msoTextEffectShapeDeflateTop
msoTextEffectShapeDoubleWave2
msoTextEffectShapeFadeDown
msoTextEffectShapeFadeLeft
msoTextEffectShapeFadeRight
msoTextEffectShapeFadeUp
msoTextEffectShapeInflate
msoTextEffectShapeInflateBottom
msoTextEffectShapeInflateTop
msoTextEffectShapeMixed
msoTextEffectShapePlainText
msoTextEffectShapeRingInside
msoTextEffectShapeRingOutside
msoTextEffectShapeSlantDown
msoTextEffectShapeSlantUp
msoTextEffectShapeStop
msoTextEffectShapeTriangleDown
msoTextEffectShapeTriangleUp
msoTextEffectShapeWave1
msoTextEffectShapeWave2
msoTextEffectShapeDoubleWave1

expression.PresetShape

expression   Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

Remarks

Setting the PresetTextEffect property automatically sets the PresetShape property.

Example

This example sets the shape of all WordArt on myDocument to a chevron whose center points down.

Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
For Each s In myDocument.Shapes
    If s.Type = msoTextEffect Then
        s.TextEffect.PresetShape = msoTextEffectShapeChevronDown
    End If
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