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TextRange.ContainingObject property (Publisher)

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Returns an Object that represents the object that contains the text range. Read-only.

Syntax

expression.ContainingObject

expression A variable that represents a TextRange object.

Return value

Object

Example

This example returns the name of the object containing the specified text range.

Sub NameOfContainingObject() 
 With ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes(1).TextFrame _ 
 .TextRange.ContainingObject 
 MsgBox The name of the object containing the text is " & .Name 
 End With 
End Sub

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