XL: Sample Macro to Add or Place Object in Relation to a Range

ID: Q142586

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a

SUMMARY

When you add objects to a worksheet using a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications procedure, you need to specify the coordinates of the new object, in points, relative to the upper-left corner of cell A1 on a worksheet as well as the height and width of the object. Note, however, that you can add objects and make their position relative to a specified range by using the corresponding Top, Left, Width, and Height properties of the Range object.

NOTE: One point is approximately equal to 1/72 inch.

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Sample Visual Basic Procedures

The following sample macro adds a rectangle and centers it over the range C3:D4.

   Sub CenterObjectOverRange()

       'Set specified Range.
       Set MyRange = Range("C3:D4")

       'Add an object, specify the width and height you want the
       'object to be in points.
       Set MyObject = ActiveSheet.Rectangles.Add(0, 0, 20, 10)

       'Set top and left based on the selected range and
       'object size to center it.
       MyObject.Left = ((MyRange.Width / 2) + MyRange.Left) - _
           (MyObject.Width / 2)
       MyObject.Top = ((MyRange.Height / 2) + MyRange.Top) - _
           (MyObject.Height / 2)

   End Sub

The following sample macro adds a Rectangle and sizes it to the outline of the range C3:D4.

   Sub AddObjectOnRange()

       'Set current Range.
       Set MyRange = Range("C3:D4")

       'Add object with Top, Left, Width, and Height based on MyRange.
       ActiveSheet.Rectangles.Add MyRange.Left, MyRange.Top, _
           MyRange.Width, MyRange.Height

   End Sub

REFERENCES

For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications

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Last Reviewed: May 17, 1999