LinkFormat Object

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Represents the linking characteristics for an OLE object or picture.

Remarks

Not all types of shapes and fields can be linked to a source. Use the Type property for the Shape object to determine whether a particular shape can be linked.

Use the Update method to update links. To return or set the full path for a particular link's source file, use the SourceFullName property.

Example

Use the LinkFormat property for a shape or field to return a LinkFormat object. The following example updates the links to all linked OLE objects on the first page of the active publication.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub FindOLEObjects()
    Dim shpShape As Shape

For Each shpShape In ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes
    If shpShape.Type = pbLinkedOLEObject Then
        shpShape.LinkFormat.Update
    End If
Next shpShape



End Sub

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