Copy shape in Word 2010 without .Select?
Is it possible to copy a shape in Word 2010 without resorting to .Select ? According to Dev Center the Anchor property returns the shape's anchoring range. Could that be a way forward? However, the code below returns an error. Sub createShape() Set myShape = ActiveDocument.Shapes.AddShape(msoShapeRectangle, 1, 1, 1, 1) myShape.Anchor.Copy End Sub While it does not seem to be possible to copy a shape without selecting it, it is possible to duplicate a shape without selecting it (which was my reason for wanting to copy it in the first place). The code below gives me what I was looking for: Sub