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How to create autoshapes, lines and connectors in VBA macros Part eight of an eight-part series of blogs
You can use Visual Basic within Excel, PowerPoint or Word to draw shapes, format them and even assign macros to run - this long blog gives lots of ideas of how to proceed! Working with shapes in VBA Working with shapes - getting started Naming, referring to and positioning shapes Formatting shapes and adding text Adding lines and connectors to join shapes together Working with multiple shapes Assigning macros to shapes Exercises on shapes (this blog) This is one small part of our free online Excel VBA tutorial. To find out how to learn in a more structured way, have a look at our training courses in VBA.

How to create autoshapes, lines and connectors in VBA macros

Part eight of an eight-part series of blogs

You can use Visual Basic within Excel, PowerPoint or Word to draw shapes, format them and even assign macros to run - this long blog gives lots of ideas of how to proceed!

Working with shapes in VBA
Working with shapes - getting started
Naming, referring to and positioning shapes
Formatting shapes and adding text
Adding lines and connectors to join shapes together
Working with multiple shapes
Assigning macros to shapes
Exercises on shapes (this blog)

This is one small part of our free online Excel VBA tutorial. To find out how to learn in a more structured way, have a look at our training courses in VBA.

Posted by Andy Brown on 25 January 2014

Exercises on shapes

If you've read this far, you'll be wanting to try your hand at some "real life" examples! You can find 3 exercises of varying difficulties on shapes here.

You can download any files that you need to do these exercises using the links above - to get the answers you'll need to attend a Wise Owl VBA course!

If you want to learn VBA in a classroom environment, take a look at one of our VBA courses:

Excel Visual Basic - two-day course
Advanced Visual Basic for Applications - two-day course

Alternatively, call or email us about arranging your own tailored course in writing macros in VBA.

Parts of this blog
Working with shapes in VBA Working with shapes - getting started Naming, referring to and positioning shapes Formatting shapes and adding text Adding lines and connectors to join shapes together Working with multiple shapes Assigning macros to shapes Exercises on shapes (this blog)

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