What's new for VBA in Office 2019

The following tables summarize the new Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) language updates for Office 2019.

Office

Name	Description
MsoGraphicStyleIndex enumeration (Office)	Represents preset Graphic styles.
MsoShapeType enumeration (Office)	mso3DModel, msoGraphic, msoLinked3DModel, and msoLinkedGraphic values are now included.

Access

Name	Description
Chart object (Access)	A customizable visualization of data that can be included in a report or a form.
ChartAxis object (Access)	Represents a field whose values will be included in the category axis of a chart.
ChartSeries object (Access)	Represents a series of values in the specified chart.
ChartValues object (Access)	Represents a field whose values will be plotted in the value (Y) axis of a chart.
acCommand enumeration (Access)	acCmdImportAttachdBase and acCmdExportdBase values are now included.

Excel

Name	Description
Model3DFormat object (Excel)	Represents the properties of a 3D model shape.
Series.GeoMappingLevel property (Excel)	Specifies the geography mapping level for the specified series within the chart group. Read/write XlGeoMappingLevel.
Series.GeoProjectionType property (Excel)	Specifies the geography projection type for the specified series within the chart group. Read/write XlGeoProjectionType.
Series.RegionLabelOptions property (Excel)	Specifies the region labelling behavior for the specified series within the chart group. Read/write XlRegionLabelOptions.
Shape.GraphicStyle property (Excel)	Returns or sets an MsoGraphicStyleIndex that represents the style of an SVG graphic. Read/write.
Shape.Model3D property (Excel)	Returns a Model3DFormat object that represents the 3D properties of a 3D model object. Read-only.
ShapeRange.GraphicStyle property (Excel)	Returns or sets an MsoGraphicStyleIndex that represents the style of a shape range containing one or more SVG graphics. Read/write.
ShapeRange.Model3D property (Excel)	Returns a Model3DFormat object that represents the 3D properties of a 3D model object. Read-only.
Shapes.Add3DModel method (Excel)	Creates a 3D model from an existing file. Returns a Shape object that represents the new 3D model.
Excel.XlGeoMappingLevel enumeration (Excel)	Constants passed to and returned by the Series.GeoMappingLevel property.
Excel.XlGeoProjectionType enumeration (Excel)	Constants passed to and returned by the Series.GeoProjectionType property.
Excel.XlRegionLabelOptions enumeration (Excel)	Constants passed to and returned by the Series.RegionLabelOptions property.

PowerPoint

Name	Description
Model3DFormat object (PowerPoint)	Represents the properties of a 3D model shape.
Presentation.AutoSaveOn property (PowerPoint)	True if the edits in the presentation are automatically saved. Read/write Boolean.
Shape.Decorative property (PowerPoint)	Sets or returns the decorative flag for the specified object. Read/write.
Shape.GraphicStyle property (PowerPoint)	Returns or sets an MsoGraphicStyleIndex that represents the style of an SVG graphic. Read/write.
Shape.Model3D property (PowerPoint)	Returns a Model3DFormat object that represents the 3D properties of a 3D model object. Read-only.
ShapeRange.Decorative property (PowerPoint)	Sets or returns the decorative flag for the specified object. Read/write.
ShapeRange.GraphicStyle property (PowerPoint)	Returns or sets an MsoGraphicStyleIndex that represents the style of a shape range containing one or more SVG graphics. Read/write.
ShapeRange.Model3D property (PowerPoint)	Returns a Model3DFormat object that represents the 3D properties of a 3D model object. Read-only.
Shapes.Add3DModel method (PowerPoint)	Creates a Model3DFormat object from an existing file. Returns a Shape object that represents the new 3D model.

Visio

Name	Description
Shape.AlternativeText property (Visio)	Returns or sets the alternative text description associated with an object. Read/write.
Shape.Title property (Visio)	Returns or sets the alternative text associated with an object. Read/write.

Word

Name	Description
Model3DFormat object (Word)	Represents the properties of a 3D model shape.
Shape.GraphicStyle property (Word)	Returns or sets an MsoGraphicStyleIndex that represents the style of an SVG graphic. Read/write.
Shape.Model3D property (Word)	Returns a Model3DFormat object that represents the 3D properties of a 3D model object. Read-only.
ShapeRange.GraphicStyle property (Word)	Returns or sets an MsoGraphicStyleIndex that represents the style of a shape range containing one or more SVG graphics. Read/write.
ShapeRange.Model3D property (Word)	Returns a Model3DFormat object that represents the 3D properties of a 3D model object. Read-only.
Shapes.Add3DModel method (Word)	Adds a 3D model to a drawing canvas. Returns a Shape object that represents the 3D model and adds it to the CanvasShapes collection.
WdInlineShapeType enumeration (Word)	wdInlineShape3DModel and wdInlineShapeLinked3DModel values are now included.

See also

• Library reference VBA

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