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ValidLinkTarget Method [Publisher 2003 VBA Language Reference]

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Determines whether the text frame of one shape can be linked to the text frame of another shape. Returns True if LinkTarget is a valid target, False if LinkTarget already contains text or is already linked, or if the shape doesn't support attached text.

expression.ValidLinkTarget(LinkTarget)

expression Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

LinkTarget  Required Shape object. The shape with the target text frame to which you wish to link the text frame returned by expression.

Example

This example checks to see whether the text frames for the first and second shapes on the first page of the active publication can be linked to one another. If so, the example links the two text frames.

Dim txtFrame1 As TextFrame
Dim txtFrame2 As TextFrame

With ActiveDocument.Pages(1)
    Set txtFrame1 = .Shapes(1).TextFrame
    Set txtFrame2 = .Shapes(2).TextFrame
End With

If txtFrame1.ValidLinkTarget(LinkTarget:=txtFrame2.Parent) = True Then
    txtFrame1.NextLinkedTextFrame = txtFrame2
End If

Applies to | TextFrame Object