Word 2010 - SmartArt VBA, How to change size ?

**vbaminimoy** · 09-14-2012, 02:44 PM

Hello,

I'm writing a vba macro for Word where I create some SmartArt. I can change dynamicaly the size of the SmartArt withount problem for example with the code :

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but I can't manage to find the proper syntax to change the size of the individual forms inside the SmartArt and the gap between them. Firstly I thought I had understood how to address those kind of properties, for example with the color of the border of the first form inside the SmartArt :

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This code works well. But when i try to apply this to the width or height, this property apparently doesn't exist :

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So does anyone could help me to find the good syntax to change Height, Width and "Gap" of the forms (node) indise a SmartArt ?

Thank you very much for your help

**macropod** · 09-15-2012, 01:31 AM

The Height property exists, but is apparently read-only:

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**vbaminimoy** · 09-16-2012, 06:03 AM

Hi,

Thank you very much for your help. If they are read-only as you says, it comes maybe from the fact that the size are given by the SmartArtLayout choosen and then can't be changed. But it is strange as we can do it manually withount problem, so I do understand why it is not possible to do the same by VBA. Anyway i will try do it with simple shapes instead that with SmartArt to have more control on them.

Thank you again

**macropod** · 09-16-2012, 06:48 AM

But it is strange as we can do it manually withount problem, so I do understand why it is not possible to do the same by VBA.

That may be because MS hasn't fully developed the vba interface as yet. The alternative would be to use WordOpenXML (but it's no good asking me for help with that).