CustomLength Method

Specifies that the first segment of the callout line (the segment attached to the text callout box) retain a fixed length whenever the callout is moved. Use the AutomaticLength method to specify that the first segment of the callout line be scaled automatically whenever the callout is moved. Applies only to callouts whose lines consist of more than one segment (types msoCalloutThree and msoCalloutFour).

expression   Required. An expression that returns a CalloutFormat object.

Length   Required Single. The length of the first segment of the callout, in points.

Remarks

Applying this method sets the AutoLength property to False and sets the Length property to the value specified for the Length argument.

Example

This example toggles between an automatically scaling first segment and one with a fixed length for the callout line for the first shape on the active document. For the example to work, the first shape must be a callout.

Dim docActive As Document

Set docActive = ActiveDocument

With docActive.Shapes(1).Callout
    If .AutoLength Then
        .CustomLength 50
    Else
        .AutomaticLength
    End If
End With