OLEFormat Members

Represents the OLE characteristics (other than linking) for an OLE object, ActiveX control, or field.

The following tables list the members exposed by the OLEFormat type.

Public Properties

  Name Description
Application Returns a Application object that represents the Microsoft Word application.
ClassType Returns or sets the class type for the specified OLE object, picture, or field.
Creator Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the specified object was created.
DisplayAsIcon True if the specified object is displayed as an icon.
IconIndex Returns or sets the icon that's used when the DisplayAsIcon property is True: 0 (zero) corresponds to the first icon, 1 corresponds to the second icon, and so on. If this argument is omitted, the first (default) icon is used.
IconLabel Returns or sets the text displayed below the icon for an OLE object.
IconName Returns or sets the program file in which the icon for an OLE object is stored.
IconPath Returns the path of the file in which the icon for an OLE object is stored.
Label Returns a string that's used to identify the portion of the source file that's being linked. For example, if the source file is a Microsoft Excel workbook, the Label property might return "Workbook1!R3C1:R4C2" if the OLE object contains only a few cells from the worksheet.
Object Returns an Object that represents the specified OLE object's top-level interface. This property allows you to access the properties and methods of an ActiveX control or the application in which an OLE object was created. The OLE object must support OLE Automation for this property to work.
Parent Returns an object that represents the parent object of the specified object.
PreserveFormattingOnUpdate True preserves formatting done in Microsoft Word to a linked OLE object, such as a table linked to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
ProgID Returns the programmatic identifier (ProgID) for the specified OLE object.

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Public Methods

  Name Description
Activate Activates the specified object.
ActivateAs Sets the Windows registry value that determines the default application used to activate the specified OLE object.
ConvertTo Converts the specified OLE object from one class to another, making it possible for you to edit the object in a different server application, or change how the object is displayed in the document.
DoVerb Requests that an OLE object perform one of its available verbs— the actions an OLE object takes to activate its contents. Each OLE object supports a set of verbs that pertain to that object.
Edit Opens the specified OLE object for editing in the application it was created in.
Open Opens the specified object.

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See Also

Reference

OLEFormat Interface
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word Namespace