Shape.ZOrder Method (Word)
Moves the specified shape in front of or behind other shapes in the collection (that is, changes the shape's position in the z-order).
Syntax
expression .ZOrder(ZOrderCmd)
expression An expression that returns a Shape object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
ZOrderCmd |
Required |
MsoZOrderCmd |
Specifies where to move the specified shape relative to the other shapes. |
Return Value
Nothing
Remarks
Use the ZOrderPosition property to determine a shape's current position in the z-order.
Example
This example adds an oval to the active document and then places the oval as second from the back in the z-order if there is at least one other shape on the document.
With ActiveDocument.Shapes.AddShape(Type:=msoShapeOval, Left:=100, _
Top:=100, Width:=100, Height:=300)
While .ZOrderPosition > 2
.ZOrder msoSendBackward
Wend
End With