Summary of Version Changes
In 1997, Excel Version 8.0 introduced object-oriented programming features including events and classes. User forms replaced dialog sheets, and pivot table objects were expanded. Forms 2.0 controls and the following objects were introduced:
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Adjustments |
CalculatedFields |
CalculatedItems |
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CalloutFormat |
ChartColorFormat |
ChartFillFormat |
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ColorFormat |
Comment |
ControlFormat |
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CustomView |
DataTable |
FillFormat |
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FormatCondition |
FreeformBuilder |
GroupShapes |
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HPageBreak |
Hyperlink |
LeaderLines |
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LineFormat |
ODBCError |
OLEFormat |
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Parameter |
PictureFormat |
PivotCache |
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PivotField |
PivotFormula |
QueryTable |
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RecentFile |
ShadowFormat |
Shape |
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ShapeNode |
ShapeRange |
TextEffectFormat |
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TextFrame |
ThreeDFormat |
Validation |
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VPageBreak |
In 2000, Excel Version 9.0 introduced Visual Basic Version 6.0 and made minor additions to the object model. Mainly, Version 9.0 added OLAP to pivot tables and enabled publishing to the Web. The following objects were introduced:
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CubeField |
DefaultWebOptions |
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DisplayUnitLabel |
Filter |
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Floor |
Font |
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OLEDBError |
Phonetic |
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PivotLayout |
PublishObject |
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WebOptions |
In 2002, Excel Version 10.0 added smart tags, worksheet errors and watches, speech, and edit ranges. The following objects were introduced:
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AllowEditRange |
AutoRecover |
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CalculatedMember |
CellFormat |
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CustomProperty |
Diagram |
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DiagramNodeChildren |
Error |
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ErrorCheckingOptions |
Graphic |
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PivotCell |
PivotItemList |
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Protection |
RTD |
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SmartTag |
SmartTagAction |
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SmartTagOptions |
SmartTagRecognizer ... |
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