OLEObject Object Members

Excel Developer Reference

Represents an ActiveX control or a linked or embedded OLE object on a worksheet.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Activate	Activates the object.
	BringToFront	Brings the object to the front of the z-order.
	Copy	Copies the object to the Clipboard.
	CopyPicture	Copies the selected object to the Clipboard as a picture. Variant.
	Cut	Cuts the object to the Clipboard or pastes it into a specified destination.
	Delete	Deletes the object.
	Duplicate	Duplicates the object and returns a reference to the new copy.
	Select	Selects the object.
	SendToBack	Sends the object to the back of the z-order.
	Update	Updates the link.
	Verb	Sends a verb to the server of the specified OLE object.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Application	When used without an object qualifier, this property returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft Excel application. When used with an object qualifier, this property returns an Application object that represents the creator of the specified object (you can use this property with an OLE Automation object to return the application of that object). Read-only.
	AutoLoad	True if the OLE object is automatically loaded when the workbook that contains it is opened. Read/write Boolean.
	AutoUpdate	True if the OLE object is updated automatically when the source changes. Valid only if the object is linked (its OLEType property must be xlOLELink). Read-only Boolean.
	Border	Returns a Border object that represents the border of the object.
	BottomRightCell	Returns a Range object that represents the cell that lies under the lower-right corner of the object. Read-only.
	Enabled	True if the object is enabled. Read/write Boolean.
	Height	Returns or sets a Double value that represents the height, in points, of the object.
	Index	Returns a Long value that represents the index number of the object within the collection of similar objects.
	Interior	Returns an Interior object that represents the interior of the specified object.
	Left	Returns or sets a Double value that represents the distance, in points, from the left edge of the object to the left edge of column A (on a worksheet) or the left edge of the chart area (on a chart).
	LinkedCell	Returns or sets the worksheet range linked to the control's value. If you place a value in the cell, the control takes this value. Likewise, if you change the value of the control, that value is also placed in the cell. Read/write String.
	ListFillRange	Returns or sets the worksheet range used to fill the specified list box. Setting this property destroys any existing list in the list box. Read/write String.
	Locked	Returns or sets a Boolean value that indicates if the object is locked.
	Name	Returns or sets a String value representing the name of the object.
	Object	Returns the OLE Automation object associated with this OLE object. Read-only Object.
	OLEType	Returns the OLE object type. Can be one of the following XlOLEType constants: xlOLELink or xlOLEEmbed. Returns xlOLELink if the object is linked (it exists outside of the file), or returns xlOLEEmbed if the object is embedded (it's entirely contained within the file). Read-only Long.
	Parent	Returns the parent object for the specified object. Read-only.
	Placement	Returns or sets a Variant value, containing an XlPlacement constant, that represents the way the object is attached to the cells below it.
	PrintObject	True if the object will be printed when the document is printed. Read/write Boolean.
	progID	Returns the programmatic identifiers for the object. Read-only String.
	Shadow	Returns or sets a Boolean value that determines if the object has a shadow.
	ShapeRange	Returns a ShapeRange object that represents the specified object or objects. Read-only.
	SourceName	Returns or sets a String value that represents the specified object's link source name.
	Top	Returns or sets a Double value that represents the distance, in points, from the top edge of the object to the top of row 1 (on a worksheet) or the top of the chart area (on a chart).
	TopLeftCell	Returns a Range object that represents the cell that lies under the upper-left corner of the specified object. Read-only.
	Visible	Returns or sets a Boolean value that determines whether the object is visible. Read/write.
	Width	Returns or sets a Double value that represents the width, in points, of the object.
	ZOrder	Returns the z-order position of the object. Read-only Long.

Events

	Name	Description
	GotFocus	Occurs when an ActiveX control gets input focus.
	LostFocus	Occurs when an ActiveX control loses input focus.