Object Model Changes Since Microsoft Office 97

Excel Developer Reference

The following is a summary of the changes in the Microsoft Office Excel 2007 object model as compared to Microsoft Office 97.

Application

Properties Status
CommandBars Changed
ControlCharacters Changed
FileFind Hidden
FileSearch Hidden
MemoryFree Hidden
MemoryTotal Hidden
MemoryUsed Hidden
UILanguage Hidden
VBE Changed
Methods Status
AddChartAutoFormat Hidden
DeleteChartAutoFormat Hidden
FindFile Changed
SetDefaultChart Hidden
Wait Changed

AutoCorrect

Methods Status
AddReplacement Changed
DeleteReplacement Changed
ReplacementList Removed

Axis

Methods Status
Delete Changed
Select Changed

AxisTitle

Properties Status
AutoScaleFont Hidden
Border Hidden
Fill Hidden
Font Hidden
Interior Hidden
Methods Status
Delete Changed
Select Changed

CalculatedFields

Methods Status
Add Changed

CalculatedItems

Methods Status
Add Changed

Characters

Methods Status
Delete Changed
Insert Changed

Chart

Properties Status
Area3DGroup Hidden
Bar3DGroup Hidden
Column3DGroup Hidden
Corners Hidden
Line3DGroup Hidden
Pie3DGroup Hidden
ProtectGoalSeek Hidden
ShowWindow Hidden
SizeWithWindow Hidden
SurfaceGroup Hidden
WallsAndGridlines2D Hidden
Methods Status
ApplyCustomType Hidden
ApplyDataLabels Changed
AreaGroups Hidden
BarGroups Hidden
CheckSpelling Changed
ColumnGroups Hidden
CreatePublisher Hidden
Deselect Hidden
DoughnutGroups Hidden
LineGroups Hidden
PieGroups Hidden
PrintOut Changed
RadarGroups Hidden
SaveAs Changed
XYGroups Hidden
Events Status
BeforeDoubleClick Changed
DragOver Hidden
DragPlot Hidden
MouseDown Changed
MouseMove Changed
MouseUp Changed
Select Changed

ChartArea

Properties Status
AutoScaleFont Hidden
Border Hidden
Fill Hidden
Font Hidden
Interior Hidden
Methods Status
Clear Changed
ClearContents Changed
ClearFormats Changed
Copy Changed
Select Changed

ChartColorFormat

Hidden

ChartFillFormat

Hidden

ChartObject

Properties Status
Border Hidden
Enabled Hidden
Interior Hidden
Methods Status
Activate Changed
BringToFront Changed
Copy Changed
CopyPicture Changed
Cut Changed
Delete Changed
Select Changed
SendToBack Changed

ChartObjects

Properties Status
Border Hidden
Enabled Hidden
Interior Hidden
RoundedCorners Hidden
Shadow Hidden
Methods Status
BringToFront Hidden
Copy Changed
CopyPicture Changed
Cut Changed
Delete Changed
Select Changed
SendToBack Hidden

Charts

Methods Status
PrintOut Changed

ChartTitle

Properties Status
AutoScaleFont Hidden
Border Hidden
Fill Hidden
Font Hidden
Interior Hidden
Methods Status
Delete Changed
Select Changed

Corners

Hidden

DataLabel

Properties Status
AutoScaleFont Hidden
Border Hidden
Fill Hidden
Font Hidden
Interior Hidden
Type Hidden
Methods Status
Delete Changed
Select Changed

DataLabels

Properties Status
AutoScaleFont Hidden
Border Hidden
Fill Hidden
Font Hidden
Interior Hidden
Type Hidden
Methods Status
Delete Changed
Select Changed

DataTable

Properties Status
AutoScaleFont Hidden

DownBars

Properties Status
Border Hidden
Fill Hidden
Interior Hidden
Methods Status
Delete Changed
Select Changed

DropLines

Methods Status
Delete Changed
Select Changed

ErrorBars

Methods Status
ClearFormats Changed
Delete Changed
Select Changed

Filter

Properties Status
Operator Changed

Floor

Properties Status
Border Hidden
Fill Hidden
Interior Hidden
Methods Status
ClearFormats Changed
Select Changed

Font

Properties Status
OutlineFont Hidden
Shadow Hidden

FormatCondition

Methods Status
Modify Changed

FormatConditions

Methods Status
Add Changed
Item Changed

Gridlines

Methods Status
Delete Changed
Select Changed

HiLoLines

Methods Status
Delete Changed
Select Changed
Methods Status
Add Changed

Legend

Properties Status
AutoScaleFont Hidden
Border Hidden
Fill Hidden
Font Hidden
Interior Hidden
Methods Status
Clear Changed
Delete Changed
Select Changed

LegendEntry

Properties Status
AutoScaleFont Hidden
Methods Status
Delete Changed
Select Changed

LegendKey

Properties Status
Border Hidden
Fill Hidden
Interior Hidden
PictureUnit Hidden
Methods Status
ClearFormats Changed
Delete Changed
Select Hidden

OLEObject

Methods Status
Activate Changed
BringToFront Changed
Copy Changed
CopyPicture Changed
Cut Changed
Delete Changed
Select Changed
SendToBack Changed
Update Changed
Verb Changed

OLEObjects

Methods Status
BringToFront Changed
Copy Changed
CopyPicture Changed
Cut Changed
Delete Changed
Select Changed
SendToBack Changed

Outline

Methods Status
ShowLevels Changed

PageSetup

Properties Status
ChartSize Hidden
Methods Status
PrintQuality Removed

Pane

Methods Status
Activate Changed
LargeScroll Changed
SmallScroll Changed

PivotCache

Properties Status
Sql Hidden

PivotField

Properties Status
CurrentPage Changed
Parent Changed
Methods Status
AutoSort Changed
Subtotals Removed

PivotFormulas

Methods Status
Add Changed

PivotTable

Properties Status
HasAutoFormat Hidden
TableStyle Hidden
Methods Status
AddFields Changed
PivotFormulas Removed
PivotSelect Changed
ShowPages Changed

PlotArea

Properties Status
Border Hidden
Fill Hidden
InsideHeight Changed
InsideLeft Changed
InsideTop Changed
InsideWidth Changed
Interior Hidden
Methods Status
ClearFormats Changed
Select Changed

Point

Properties Status
Border Hidden
Fill Hidden
Interior Hidden
PictureUnit Hidden
Methods Status
ApplyDataLabels Changed
ClearFormats Changed
Copy Changed
Delete Changed
Paste Changed
Select Changed

QueryTable

Properties Status
HasAutoFormat Hidden
Sql Hidden
TablesOnlyFromHTML Hidden

Range

Properties Status
FormulaLabel Hidden
Value Changed
Methods Status
Activate Changed
AdvancedFilter Changed
ApplyNames Changed
ApplyOutlineStyles Changed
AutoFill Changed
AutoFilter Changed
AutoFit Changed
AutoFormat Hidden
AutoOutline Changed
BorderAround Changed
Calculate Changed
CheckSpelling Changed
Clear Changed
ClearContents Changed
ClearFormats Changed
ClearNotes Changed
ClearOutline Changed
Consolidate Changed
Copy Changed
CopyPicture Changed
CreateNames Changed
CreatePublisher Hidden
Cut Changed
DataSeries Changed
Delete Changed
FillDown Changed
FillLeft Changed
FillRight Changed
FillUp Changed
Find Changed
FunctionWizard Changed
GoalSeek Hidden
Insert Changed
Justify Changed
ListNames Changed
NavigateArrow Changed
Parse Changed
PasteSpecial Changed
PrintOut Changed
PrintPreview Changed
RemoveSubtotal Changed
Replace Changed
Select Changed
Show Changed
ShowDependents Changed
ShowErrors Changed
ShowPrecedents Changed
Sort Changed
SortSpecial Changed
SubscribeTo Changed
Subtotal Changed
Table Changed
TextToColumns Changed
Ungroup Changed

RoutingSlip

Methods Status
Recipients Removed
Reset Changed

Scenario

Methods Status
ChangeScenario Changed
Delete Changed
Show Changed

Scenarios

Methods Status
CreateSummary Changed
Merge Changed

Series

Properties Status
Border Hidden
Fill Hidden
Interior Hidden
PictureUnit Hidden
Methods Status
ApplyCustomType Hidden
ApplyDataLabels Changed
ClearFormats Changed
Copy Changed
Delete Changed
ErrorBar Changed
Paste Changed
Select Changed

SeriesCollection

Methods Status
Extend Changed
Paste Changed

SeriesLines

Methods Status
Delete Changed
Select Changed

Sheets

Methods Status
PrintOut Changed

SoundNote

Methods Status
Delete Changed
Import Changed
Play Changed
Record Changed

Style

Methods Status
Delete Changed

Styles

Methods Status
Merge Changed

TickLabels

Properties Status
AutoScaleFont Hidden
Methods Status
Delete Changed
Select Changed

Trendline

Properties Status
Backward Hidden
Forward Hidden
Methods Status
ClearFormats Changed
Delete Changed
Select Changed

UpBars

Properties Status
Border Hidden
Fill Hidden
Interior Hidden
Methods Status
Delete Changed
Select Changed

Walls

Properties Status
Border Hidden
Fill Hidden
Interior Hidden
Methods Status
ClearFormats Changed
Select Changed

Window

Methods Status
Activate Changed
ActivateNext Changed
ActivatePrevious Changed
Close Changed
LargeScroll Changed
PrintOut Changed
PrintPreview Changed
ScrollWorkbookTabs Changed
SmallScroll Changed

Windows

Methods Status
Arrange Changed

Workbook

Properties Status
AcceptLabelsInFormulas Hidden
CommandBars Changed
ConflictResolution Changed
DisplayDrawingObjects Changed
HasRoutingSlip Hidden
ReadOnlyRecommended Changed
Routed Hidden
RoutingSlip Hidden
VBProject Changed
Methods Status
PrintOut Changed
ProtectSharing Changed
Route Hidden
SaveAs Changed

Workbooks

Methods Status
Open Changed
OpenText Changed

Worksheet

Methods Status
CheckSpelling Changed
PasteSpecial Changed
PrintOut Changed
Protect Changed
SaveAs Changed

Worksheets

Methods Status
PrintOut Changed

XlDisplayShapes

Constants Status
XlDisplayShapes Removed
xlHide Removed
xlPlaceholders Removed