Returns an MsoShapeType constant that represents the type of shape or shapes in a range of shapes. Read-only.

Syntax

expression.Type

expression A variable that represents a Shape object.

Remarks

MsoShapeType can be one of these MsoShapeType constants.
msoAutoShape
msoCallout
msoCanvas
msoChart
msoComment
msoDiagram
msoEmbeddedOLEObject
msoFormControl
msoFreeform
msoGroup
msoLine
msoLinkedOLEObject
msoLinkedPicture
msoMedia
msoOLEControlObject
msoPicture
msoPlaceholder
msoScriptAnchor
msoShapeTypeMixed
msoTable
msoTextBox
msoTextEffect

Example

This example loops through all the shapes on all the slides in the active presentation and sets all linked Microsoft Excel worksheets to be updated manually.

Visual Basic for Applications 
For Each sld In ActivePresentation.Slides For Each sh In sld.Shapes If sh.Type = msoLinkedOLEObject Then If sh.OLEFormat.ProgID = "Excel.Sheet" Then sh.LinkFormat.AutoUpdate = ppUpdateOptionManual End If End If Next Next

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