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OLEFormat.ObjectVerbs Property

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PowerPoint Developer Reference

Returns a ObjectVerbs collection that contains all the OLE verbs for the specified OLE object. Read-only.

Syntax

expression.ObjectVerbs

expression   A variable that represents an OLEFormat object.

Return Value
ObjectVerbs

Example

This example displays all the available verbs for the OLE object contained in shape one on slide two in the active presentation. For this example to work, shape one must be a shape that represents an OLE object.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  With ActivePresentation.Slides(2).Shapes(1).OLEFormat
    For Each v In .ObjectVerbs
        MsgBox v
    Next
End With

This example specifies that the OLE object represented by shape one on slide two in the active presentation will open when it is clicked during a slide show if "Open" is one of the OLE verbs for that object. For this example to work, shape one must be a shape that represents an OLE object.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  With ActivePresentation.Slides(2).Shapes(1)
    For Each sVerb In .OLEFormat.ObjectVerbs
        If sVerb = "Open" Then
            With .ActionSettings(ppMouseClick)
                .Action = ppActionOLEVerb
                .ActionVerb = sVerb
            End With
            Exit For
        End If
    Next
End With

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