Represents the OLE characteristics (other than linking) for an OLE object, ActiveX control, or field.

The following tables list the members exposed by the OLEFormat type.

 Public Properties

	Name	Description
	Application	Returns a Application object that represents the Microsoft Word application.
	ClassType	Returns or sets the class type for the specified OLE object, picture, or field.
	Creator	Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the specified object was created.
	DisplayAsIcon	True if the specified object is displayed as an icon.
	IconIndex	Returns or sets the icon that's used when the DisplayAsIcon property is True: 0 (zero) corresponds to the first icon, 1 corresponds to the second icon, and so on. If this argument is omitted, the first (default) icon is used.
	IconLabel	Returns or sets the text displayed below the icon for an OLE object.
	IconName	Returns or sets the program file in which the icon for an OLE object is stored.
	IconPath	Returns the path of the file in which the icon for an OLE object is stored.
	Label	Returns a string that's used to identify the portion of the source file that's being linked. For example, if the source file is a Microsoft Excel workbook, the Label property might return "Workbook1!R3C1:R4C2" if the OLE object contains only a few cells from the worksheet.
	Object	Returns an Object that represents the specified OLE object's top-level interface. This property allows you to access the properties and methods of an ActiveX control or the application in which an OLE object was created. The OLE object must support OLE Automation for this property to work.
	Parent	Returns an object that represents the parent object of the specified object.
	PreserveFormattingOnUpdate	True preserves formatting done in Microsoft Word to a linked OLE object, such as a table linked to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
	ProgID	Returns the programmatic identifier (ProgID) for the specified OLE object.

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 Public Methods

	Name	Description
	Activate	Activates the specified object.
	ActivateAs	Sets the Windows registry value that determines the default application used to activate the specified OLE object.
	ConvertTo	Converts the specified OLE object from one class to another, making it possible for you to edit the object in a different server application, or change how the object is displayed in the document.
	DoVerb	Requests that an OLE object perform one of its available verbs— the actions an OLE object takes to activate its contents. Each OLE object supports a set of verbs that pertain to that object.
	Edit	Opens the specified OLE object for editing in the application it was created in.
	Open	Opens the specified object.

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 See Also

Reference

OLEFormat Interface
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word Namespace