Creator Property

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Returns a Long that represents the four-character creator code for the application in which the specified object was created. For example, if the object was created in PowerPoint, this property returns the hexadecimal number 50575054. Read-only.

expression.Creator

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

Remarks

The Creator property is designed to be used in Microsoft Office applications for the Macintosh.

Example

This example displays a message about the creator of myObject.

Set myObject = Application.ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes(1)
If myObject.Creator = &h50575054 Then
    MsgBox "This is a PowerPoint object"
Else
    MsgBox "This is not a PowerPoint object"
End If

Applies to | Adjustments Object | Application Object | CalloutFormat Object | ColorFormat Object | ConnectorFormat Object | Diagram Object | DiagramNode Object | DiagramNodeChildren Collection | DiagramNodes Collection | FillFormat Object | FreeformBuilder Object | GroupShapes Collection Object | LineFormat Object | PictureFormat Object | ShadowFormat Object | Shape Object | ShapeNode Object | ShapeNodes Collection Object | ShapeRange Collection Object | Shapes Collection Object | TextEffectFormat Object | TextFrame Object | ThreeDFormat Object