OLE Programmatic Identifiers (PowerPoint)
Use an OLE programmatic identifier (sometimes called a ProgID) to create an Automation object. The following tables list OLE programmatic identifiers for ActiveX controls, Office applications, and Office Web Components.
ActiveX Controls
To create the ActiveX controls listed in the following table, use the corresponding OLE programmatic identifier.
| To create this control | Use this identifier |
|---|---|
| CheckBox | Forms.CheckBox.1 |
| ComboBox | Forms.ComboBox.1 |
| CommandButton | Forms.CommandButton.1 |
| Frame | Forms.Frame.1 |
| Image | Forms.Image.1 |
| Label | Forms.Label.1 |
| ListBox | Forms.ListBox.1 |
| MultiPage | Forms.MultiPage.1 |
| OptionButton | Forms.OptionButton.1 |
| ScrollBar | Forms.ScrollBar.1 |
| SpinButton | Forms.SpinButton.1 |
| TabStrip | Forms.TabStrip.1 |
| TextBox | Forms.TextBox.1 |
| ToggleButton | Forms.ToggleButton.1 |
Access
To create the Access objects listed in the following table, use one of the corresponding OLE programmatic identifiers. If you use an identifier without a version number suffix, you create an object in the most recent version of Access available on the computer where the macro is running.
| To create this object | Use one of these identifiers |
|---|---|
| Application | Access.Application |
| CurrentData | Access.CodeData, Access.CurrentData |
| CurrentProject | Access.CodeProject, Access.CurrentProject |
| DefaultWebOptions | Access.DefaultWebOptions |
Excel
To create the Excel objects listed in the following table, use one of the corresponding OLE programmatic identifiers. If you use an identifier without a version number suffix, you create an object in the most recent version of Excel available on the computer where the macro is running.
| To create this object | Use one of these identifiers | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Application | Excel.Application | |
| Workbook | Excel.AddIn | |
| Workbook | Excel.Chart | Returns a workbook containing two worksheets; one for the chart and one for its data. The chart worksheet is the active worksheet. |
| Workbook | Excel.Sheet | Returns a workbook with one worksheet. |
Graph
To create the Graph objects listed in the following table, use one of the corresponding OLE programmatic identifiers. If you use an identifier without a version number suffix, you create an object in the most recent version of Graph available on the computer where the macro is running.
| To create this object | Use one of these identifiers |
|---|---|
| Application | MSGraph.Application |
| Chart | MSGraph.Chart |
Outlook
To create the Outlook object given in the following table, use one of the corresponding OLE programmatic identifiers. If you use an identifier without a version number suffix, you create an object in the most recent version of Outlook available on the computer where the macro is running.
| To create this object | Use one of these identifiers |
|---|---|
| Application | Outlook.Application |
PowerPoint
To create the PowerPoint object given in the following table, use one of the corresponding OLE programmatic identifiers. If you use an identifier without a version number suffix, you create an object in the most recent version of PowerPoint available on the computer where the macro is running.
| To create this object | Use one of these identifiers |
|---|---|
| Application | PowerPoint.Application |
Word
To create the Word objects listed in the following table, use one of the corresponding OLE programmatic identifiers. If you use an identifier without a version number suffix, you create an object in the most recent version of Word available on the computer where the macro is running.
| To create this object | Use one of these identifiers |
|---|---|
| Application | Word.Application |
| Document | Word.Document, Word.Template |
| Global | Word.Global |
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