# C1.C1Excel.ShapeCollection.Add

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<h1 id="C1_C1Excel_ShapeCollection_Add_" data-uid="C1.C1Excel.ShapeCollection.Add*">Add Method
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<h4 id="C1_C1Excel_ShapeCollection_Add_C1_C1Excel_XLShape_" data-uid="C1.C1Excel.ShapeCollection.Add(C1.C1Excel.XLShape)">Add(XLShape)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Appends an <a class="xref" href="C1.C1Excel.XLShape.html">XLShape</a> object to the collection.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public XLShape Add(XLShape shape)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Function Add(shape As XLShape) As XLShape</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.C1Excel.XLShape.html">XLShape</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">shape</span></td>
      <td><p><a class="xref" href="C1.C1Excel.XLShape.html">XLShape</a> object to add to the collection.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.C1Excel.XLShape.html">XLShape</a></td>
      <td><p>A reference to the object if it was successfully added to the collection,
or null if the object could not be added to the collection (usually because it
overlaps another cell range already in the collection).</p>
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