# GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShapes.AddShape

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_Drawing_IShapes_AddShape_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShapes.AddShape*">AddShape Method
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<a id="GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_Drawing_IShapes_AddShape_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShapes.AddShape*"></a>
<h4 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_Drawing_IShapes_AddShape_GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_Drawing_AutoShapeType_System_Double_System_Double_System_Double_System_Double_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShapes.AddShape(GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.AutoShapeType,System.Double,System.Double,System.Double,System.Double)">AddShape(AutoShapeType, double, double, double, double)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Returns the <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShape.html">IShape</a> object that represents the new AutoShape in a worksheet.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">IShape AddShape(AutoShapeType type, double left, double top, double width, double height)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Function AddShape(type As AutoShapeType, left As Double, top As Double, width As Double, height As Double) As IShape</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.AutoShapeType.html">AutoShapeType</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">type</span></td>
      <td><p>Specifies the type of AutoShape to create.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.double">double</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">left</span></td>
      <td><p>The position (in points) of the upper-left corner of the AutoShape's boundary box relative to the upper-left corner of the document.</p>
</td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.double">double</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">top</span></td>
      <td><p>The position (in points) of the upper-left corner of the AutoShape's boundary box relative to the upper-left corner of the document.</p>
</td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.double">double</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">width</span></td>
      <td><p>The width and height of the AutoShape's boundary box, in points.</p>
</td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.double">double</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">height</span></td>
      <td><p>The width and height of the AutoShape's boundary box, in points.</p>
</td>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShape.html">IShape</a></td>
      <td><p>The <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShape.html">IShape</a>The object.</p>
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<a id="GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_Drawing_IShapes_AddShape_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShapes.AddShape*"></a>
<h4 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_Drawing_IShapes_AddShape_GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_Drawing_AutoShapeType_GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_IRange_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShapes.AddShape(GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.AutoShapeType,GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.IRange)">AddShape(AutoShapeType, IRange)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Returns the <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShape.html">IShape</a> object that represents the new AutoShape at the specified range on the current sheet.
<br>The sheet of targetRange and the sheet of the shape being added must be the same sheet.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">IShape AddShape(AutoShapeType type, IRange targetRange)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Function AddShape(type As AutoShapeType, targetRange As IRange) As IShape</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.AutoShapeType.html">AutoShapeType</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">type</span></td>
      <td><p>Specifies the type of AutoShape to create.</p>
</td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.IRange.html">IRange</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">targetRange</span></td>
      <td><p>The target range of the current sheet.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShape.html">IShape</a></td>
      <td><p>The <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShape.html">IShape</a>The object.</p>
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<a id="GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_Drawing_IShapes_AddShape_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShapes.AddShape*"></a>
<h4 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_Drawing_IShapes_AddShape_System_String_GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_Drawing_AutoShapeType_System_Double_System_Double_System_Double_System_Double_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShapes.AddShape(System.String,GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.AutoShapeType,System.Double,System.Double,System.Double,System.Double)">AddShape(string, AutoShapeType, double, double, double, double)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Returns the <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShape.html">IShape</a> object that represents the new AutoShape in a worksheet.</p>
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<div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>
<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">IShape AddShape(string name, AutoShapeType type, double left, double top, double width, double height)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Function AddShape(name As String, type As AutoShapeType, left As Double, top As Double, width As Double, height As Double) As IShape</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">name</span></td>
      <td><p>The shape name.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.AutoShapeType.html">AutoShapeType</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">type</span></td>
      <td><p>Specifies the type of AutoShape to create.</p>
</td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.double">double</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">left</span></td>
      <td><p>The position (in points) of the upper-left corner of the AutoShape's boundary box relative to the upper-left corner of the document.</p>
</td>
    </tr>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.double">double</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">top</span></td>
      <td><p>The position (in points) of the upper-left corner of the AutoShape's boundary box relative to the upper-left corner of the document.</p>
</td>
    </tr>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.double">double</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">width</span></td>
      <td><p>The width and height of the AutoShape's boundary box, in points.</p>
</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.double">double</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">height</span></td>
      <td><p>The width and height of the AutoShape's boundary box, in points.</p>
</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
<table class="table table-bordered table-condensed">
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShape.html">IShape</a></td>
      <td><p>The <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShape.html">IShape</a>The object.</p>
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    </tr>
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<a id="GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_Drawing_IShapes_AddShape_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShapes.AddShape*"></a>
<h4 id="GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_Drawing_IShapes_AddShape_System_String_GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_Drawing_AutoShapeType_GrapeCity_Documents_Excel_IRange_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShapes.AddShape(System.String,GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.AutoShapeType,GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.IRange)">AddShape(string, AutoShapeType, IRange)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Returns the <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShape.html">IShape</a> object that represents the new AutoShape at the specified range on the current sheet.
<br>The sheet of targetRange and the sheet of the shape being added must be the same sheet.</p>
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<div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>
<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">IShape AddShape(string name, AutoShapeType type, IRange targetRange)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Function AddShape(name As String, type As AutoShapeType, targetRange As IRange) As IShape</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
<table class="table table-bordered table-condensed">
  <thead>
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      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string">string</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">name</span></td>
      <td><p>The shape name.</p>
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    </tr>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.AutoShapeType.html">AutoShapeType</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">type</span></td>
      <td><p>Specifies the type of AutoShape to create.</p>
</td>
    </tr>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.IRange.html">IRange</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">targetRange</span></td>
      <td><p>The target range of the current sheet.</p>
</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
<table class="table table-bordered table-condensed">
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Description</th>
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  </thead>
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    <tr>
      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShape.html">IShape</a></td>
      <td><p>The <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Documents.Excel.Drawing.IShape.html">IShape</a>The object.</p>
</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>
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