Scales the width of the shape by a specified factor. For pictures and OLE objects, you can indicate whether you want to scale the shape relative to the original size or relative to the current size. Shapes other than pictures and OLE objects are always scaled relative to their current width.

Syntax

expression.ScaleWidth(Factor, RelativeToOriginalSize, fScale)

expression A variable that represents a Shape object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Factor Required Single Specifies the ratio between the width of the shape after you resize it and the current or original width. For example, to make a rectangle 50 percent larger, specify 1.5 for this argument.
RelativeToOriginalSize Required MsoTriState Specifies whether a shape is scaled relative to its current or original size.
fScale Optional MsoScaleFrom The part of the shape that retains its position when the shape is scaled.

Remarks

MsoTriState can be one of these MsoTriState constants.
msoCTrue
msoFalse Scales the shape relative to its current size.
msoTriStateMixed
msoTriStateToggle
msoTrue Scales the shape relative to its original size. You can specify msoTrue for this argument only if the specified shape is a picture or an OLE object.
MsoScaleFrom can be one of these MsoScaleFrom constants.
msoScaleFromBottomRight
msoScaleFromMiddle
msoScaleFromTopLeft Default.

Example

This example scales all pictures and OLE objects on myDocument to 175 percent of their original height and width, and it scales all other shapes to 175 percent of their current height and width.

Visual Basic for Applications 
Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1) For Each s In myDocument.Shapes Select Case s.Type Case msoEmbeddedOLEObject, msoLinkedOLEObject, _ msoOLEControlObject, msoLinkedPicture, msoPicture s.ScaleHeight 1.75, msoTrue s.ScaleWidth 1.75, msoTrue Case Else s.ScaleHeight 1.75, msoFalse s.ScaleWidth 1.75, msoFalse End Select

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