ShapeType

ShapeType enumeration

Specifies the type of shape in a Microsoft Word document.

public enum ShapeType

Values

Name Value Description
Image 75 The shape is an image.
TextBox 202 The shape is a textbox. Note that shapes of many other types can also have text inside them too. A shape does not have to have this type to contain text.
Group -1 The shape is a group shape.
OleObject -2 The shape is an OLE object.
OleControl 201 The shape is an ActiveX control.
NonPrimitive 0 A shape drawn by user and consisting of multiple segments and/or vertices (curve, freeform or scribble).
Rectangle 1
RoundRectangle 2
Ellipse 3
Diamond 4
Triangle 5
RightTriangle 6
Parallelogram 7
Trapezoid 8
Hexagon 9
Octagon 10
Plus 11
Star 12
Arrow 13
ThickArrow 14
HomePlate 15
Cube 16
Balloon 17
Seal 18
Arc 19
Line 20
Plaque 21
Can 22
Donut 23
TextSimple 24
TextOctagon 25
TextHexagon 26
TextCurve 27
TextWave 28
TextRing 29
TextOnCurve 30
TextOnRing 31
StraightConnector1 32
BentConnector2 33
BentConnector3 34
BentConnector4 35
BentConnector5 36
CurvedConnector2 37
CurvedConnector3 38
CurvedConnector4 39
CurvedConnector5 40
Callout1 41
Callout2 42
Callout3 43
AccentCallout1 44
AccentCallout2 45
AccentCallout3 46
BorderCallout1 47
BorderCallout2 48
BorderCallout3 49
AccentBorderCallout1 50
AccentBorderCallout2 51
AccentBorderCallout3 52
Ribbon 53
Ribbon2 54
Chevron 55
Pentagon 56
NoSmoking 57
Seal8 58
Seal16 59
Seal32 60
WedgeRectCallout 61
WedgeRRectCallout 62
WedgeEllipseCallout 63
Wave 64
FoldedCorner 65
LeftArrow 66
DownArrow 67
UpArrow 68
LeftRightArrow 69
UpDownArrow 70
IrregularSeal1 71
IrregularSeal2 72
LightningBolt 73
Heart 74
QuadArrow 76
LeftArrowCallout 77
RightArrowCallout 78
UpArrowCallout 79
DownArrowCallout 80
LeftRightArrowCallout 81
UpDownArrowCallout 82
QuadArrowCallout 83
Bevel 84
LeftBracket 85
RightBracket 86
LeftBrace 87
RightBrace 88
LeftUpArrow 89
BentUpArrow 90
BentArrow 91
Seal24 92
StripedRightArrow 93
NotchedRightArrow 94
BlockArc 95
SmileyFace 96
VerticalScroll 97
HorizontalScroll 98
CircularArrow 99
CustomShape 100 This shape type seems to be set for shapes that are not part of the standard set of the auto shapes in Microsoft Word. For example, if you insert a new auto shape from ClipArt.
UturnArrow 101
CurvedRightArrow 102
CurvedLeftArrow 103
CurvedUpArrow 104
CurvedDownArrow 105
CloudCallout 106
EllipseRibbon 107
EllipseRibbon2 108
FlowChartProcess 109
FlowChartDecision 110
FlowChartInputOutput 111
FlowChartPredefinedProcess 112
FlowChartInternalStorage 113
FlowChartDocument 114
FlowChartMultidocument 115
FlowChartTerminator 116
FlowChartPreparation 117
FlowChartManualInput 118
FlowChartManualOperation 119
FlowChartConnector 120
FlowChartPunchedCard 121
FlowChartPunchedTape 122
FlowChartSummingJunction 123
FlowChartOr 124
FlowChartCollate 125
FlowChartSort 126
FlowChartExtract 127
FlowChartMerge 128
FlowChartOfflineStorage 129
FlowChartOnlineStorage 130
FlowChartMagneticTape 131
FlowChartMagneticDisk 132
FlowChartMagneticDrum 133
FlowChartDisplay 134
FlowChartDelay 135
TextPlainText 136 WordArt object.
TextStop 137 WordArt object.
TextTriangle 138 WordArt object.
TextTriangleInverted 139 WordArt object.
TextChevron 140 WordArt object.
TextChevronInverted 141 WordArt object.
TextRingInside 142 WordArt object.
TextRingOutside 143 WordArt object.
TextArchUpCurve 144 WordArt object.
TextArchDownCurve 145 WordArt object.
TextCircleCurve 146 WordArt object.
TextButtonCurve 147 WordArt object.
TextArchUpPour 148 WordArt object.
TextArchDownPour 149 WordArt object.
TextCirclePour 150 WordArt object.
TextButtonPour 151 WordArt object.
TextCurveUp 152 WordArt object.
TextCurveDown 153 WordArt object.
TextCascadeUp 154 WordArt object.
TextCascadeDown 155 WordArt object.
TextWave1 156 WordArt object.
TextWave2 157 WordArt object.
TextWave3 158 WordArt object.
TextWave4 159 WordArt object.
TextInflate 160 WordArt object.
TextDeflate 161 WordArt object.
TextInflateBottom 162 WordArt object.
TextDeflateBottom 163 WordArt object.
TextInflateTop 164 WordArt object.
TextDeflateTop 165 WordArt object.
TextDeflateInflate 166 WordArt object.
TextDeflateInflateDeflate 167 WordArt object.
TextFadeRight 168 WordArt object.
TextFadeLeft 169 WordArt object.
TextFadeUp 170 WordArt object.
TextFadeDown 171 WordArt object.
TextSlantUp 172 WordArt object.
TextSlantDown 173 WordArt object.
TextCanUp 174 WordArt object.
TextCanDown 175 WordArt object.
FlowChartAlternateProcess 176
FlowChartOffpageConnector 177
Callout90 178
AccentCallout90 179
BorderCallout90 180
AccentBorderCallout90 181
LeftRightUpArrow 182
Sun 183
Moon 184
BracketPair 185
BracePair 186
Seal4 187
DoubleWave 188
ActionButtonBlank 189
ActionButtonHome 190
ActionButtonHelp 191
ActionButtonInformation 192
ActionButtonForwardNext 193
ActionButtonBackPrevious 194
ActionButtonEnd 195
ActionButtonBeginning 196
ActionButtonReturn 197
ActionButtonDocument 198
ActionButtonSound 199
ActionButtonMovie 200
SingleCornerSnipped 203 Snip single corner rectangle object.
TopCornersSnipped 204 Snip same side corner rectangle.
DiagonalCornersSnipped 205 Snip diagonal corner rectangle.
TopCornersOneRoundedOneSnipped 206 Snip and round single corner rectangle.
SingleCornerRounded 207 Round single corner rectangle.
TopCornersRounded 208 Round same side corner rectangle.
DiagonalCornersRounded 209 Round diagonal corner rectangle.
Heptagon 210 Heptagon.
Cloud 211 Cloud.
Seal6 212 Six-pointed star.
Seal7 213 Seven-pointed star.
Seal10 214 Ten-pointed star.
Seal12 215 Twelve-pointed star.
SwooshArrow 216 Swoosh arrow.
Teardrop 217 Teardrop.
SquareTabs 218 Square tabs.
PlaqueTabs 219 Plaque tabs.
Pie 220 Pie.
WedgePie 221 Wedge pie.
InverseLine 222 Inverse line.
MathPlus 223 Math plus.
MathMinus 224 Math minus.
MathMultiply 225 Math multiply.
MathDivide 226 Math divide.
MathEqual 227 Math equal.
MathNotEqual 228 Math not equal.
NonIsoscelesTrapezoid 229 Non-isosceles trapezoid.
LeftRightCircularArrow 230 Left-right circular arrow.
LeftRightRibbon 231 Left-right ribbon.
LeftCircularArrow 232 Left circular arrow.
Frame 233 Frame.
HalfFrame 234 Half frame.
Funnel 235 Funnel.
Gear6 236 Six-tooth gear.
Gear9 237 Nine-tooth gear.
Decagon 238 Decagon.
Dodecagon 239 Dodecagon.
DiagonalStripe 240 Diagonal stripe.
Corner 241 Corner.
CornerTabs 242 Corner tabs.
Chord 243 Chord.
ChartPlus 244 Chart plus.
ChartStar 245 Chart star.
ChartX 246 Chart X.
MinValue -2 Reserved for the system use.

Examples

Shows how to insert a shape with an image from the local file system into a document.

Document doc = new Document();

// The "Shape" class's public constructor will create a shape with "ShapeMarkupLanguage.Vml" markup type.
// If you need to create a shape of a non-primitive type, such as SingleCornerSnipped, TopCornersSnipped, DiagonalCornersSnipped,
// TopCornersOneRoundedOneSnipped, SingleCornerRounded, TopCornersRounded, or DiagonalCornersRounded,
// please use DocumentBuilder.InsertShape.
Shape shape = new Shape(doc, ShapeType.Image);
shape.ImageData.SetImage(ImageDir + "Windows MetaFile.wmf");
shape.Width = 100;
shape.Height = 100;

doc.FirstSection.Body.FirstParagraph.AppendChild(shape);

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "Image.FromFile.docx");

Shows how Aspose.Words identify shapes.

Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

builder.InsertShape(ShapeType.Heptagon, RelativeHorizontalPosition.Page, 0,
    RelativeVerticalPosition.Page, 0, 0, 0, WrapType.None);

builder.InsertShape(ShapeType.Cloud, RelativeHorizontalPosition.RightMargin, 0,
    RelativeVerticalPosition.Page, 0, 0, 0, WrapType.None);

builder.InsertShape(ShapeType.MathPlus, RelativeHorizontalPosition.RightMargin, 0,
    RelativeVerticalPosition.Page, 0, 0, 0, WrapType.None);

// To correct identify shape types you need to work with shapes as DML.
OoxmlSaveOptions saveOptions = new OoxmlSaveOptions(SaveFormat.Docx)
{
    // "Strict" or "Transitional" compliance allows to save shape as DML.
    Compliance = OoxmlCompliance.Iso29500_2008_Transitional
};

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "Shape.ShapeTypes.docx", saveOptions);
doc = new Document(ArtifactsDir + "Shape.ShapeTypes.docx");

Shape[] shapes = doc.GetChildNodes(NodeType.Shape, true).OfType<Shape>().ToArray();

foreach (Shape shape in shapes)
{
    Console.WriteLine(shape.ShapeType);
}

See Also

ShapeMarkupLanguage SignatureLine