If I understand what you are asking, no. If you want a label (textbox) on
the outside it does mean an additional shape. You might also want a
Connector to link them, so three shapes!

Not sure if Callouts might be of any use to you.

Regards,
Peter T

"SpaceCamel" wrote in message
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I plot many small shapes (markers) on a sheet which I need to label.
Is there any way to get the TextFrame for the shape to extend beyond the
shapes borders? Is there any other way to do this? I was hoping not to
have
to add additional shapes just for the label.

Thanks,