Excel 2003 VBA Programmer's Reference

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Office 2003 Object Model

Common Properties with Collections and Associated Objects

Most of the objects in the Office Object Model have objects with associated collections. The collection object is usually the plural form of the associated object. For example, the CommandBars collection holds a collection of CommandBar objects. For simplicity, each object and associated collection will be grouped together under the same heading.

In most cases, the purpose of the collection object is only to hold a collection of the same objects. The common properties of the collection objects are listed in the following section. Only unique properties, methods, or events will be mentioned in each object section.

Common Collection Properties

Common Object Properties

Objects also have some common properties. To avoid redundancy, the common properties of all objects are listed next. They will be mentioned in each object description as existing but are only defined here.

Office Objects and Their Properties and Events

The objects are listed in alphabetical order. Each object has a general description of the object and possible parent objects. This is followed by a table format of each of the object's properties and methods. The last section of each object describes some code examples of the object's ...