Specifies whether the callout line attaches to the top, bottom, or center of the callout text box or whether it attaches at a point that's a specified distance from the top or bottom of the text box.

Syntax

expression.PresetDrop(DropType)

expression A variable that represents a CalloutFormat object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
DropType Required MsoCalloutDropType The starting position of the callout line relative to the text bounding box.

Remarks

MsoCalloutDropType can be one of these MsoCalloutDropType constants.
msoCalloutDropBottom
msoCalloutDropCenter
msoCalloutDropCustom Specifying this constant will cause your code to fail.
msoCalloutDropMixed
msoCalloutDropTop

Example

This example specifies that the callout line attach to the top of the text bounding box for shape one on myDocument. For the example to work, shape one must be a callout.

Visual Basic for Applications 
Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1) myDocument.Shapes(1).Callout.PresetDrop msoCalloutDropTop

This example switches between two preset drops for shape one on myDocument. For the example to work, shape one must be a callout.

Visual Basic for Applications 
Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1) With myDocument.Shapes(1).Callout If .DropType = msoCalloutDropTop Then .PresetDrop msoCalloutDropBottom ElseIf .DropType = msoCalloutDropBottom Then .PresetDrop msoCalloutDropTop End If End With
Attach callout line to top of text box? Connect callout to center of box? preset preset drop Preset Drop Method PresetDrop presetdrop method

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