Add Shape at the end of the document

Question

I'm trying to add a shape specifically a textbox.

I need to add it after all the contents I added through vba. I can't seem to figure how to do it since adding the shape needs the exact measurement of the Left and Top parameters.

Dim shpActual 
Dim pos, PtsToInches 
set shpActual = Selection.Shapes.AddTextbox(msoTextOrientationHorizontal, 92, PtsToInches, 437.4, 69) 
pos = Selection.Range.Informatio(wdVerticalPositionRelativeToPage) 
PtsToInches = pos / 72

Answer 1

You can use the .RelativeVerticalPosition to position the shape after you insert the shape. See this example

Sub Sample()
    Dim objShape As Shape

    Set objShape = ActiveDocument.Shapes.AddTextbox _
    (Orientation:=msoTextOrientationHorizontal, _
    Left:=10, Top:=10, Width:=80, Height:=80)

    With objShape
        .RelativeHorizontalPosition = wdRelativeHorizontalPositionColumn
        .RelativeVerticalPosition = wdRelativeVerticalPositionBottomMarginArea
        .Left = wdShapeCenter
        .Top = wdShapeTop
    End With
End Sub

Followup

One other way is to find the cursor position and then insert the shape at that position. For example this will insert a shape where the cursor is. So in your original VBA code, you can use Selection.TypeParagraph to move to the next line and then call the below code.

Sub Sample()
    Dim objShape As Shape
    Dim pos, PtsToInches

    Set objShape = ActiveDocument.Shapes.AddTextbox _
    (Orientation:=msoTextOrientationHorizontal, _
    Left:=10, Top:=10, Width:=80, Height:=80)

    pos = Selection.Information(wdVerticalPositionRelativeToPage)

    PtsToInches = pos / 72

    With objShape
        .RelativeHorizontalPosition = wdRelativeHorizontalPositionColumn
        .Left = wdShapeCenter
        .Top = PtsToInches
    End With
End Sub