Publisher 2010 Object Model Changes Since Earlier Versions

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09/15/2015

The tables in this topic provide a summary of the changes in the Microsoft Publisher 2010 object model as compared to earlier versions of Microsoft Office.

Note

In these tables, the status value for a given object model member may be any of the following:

Changed—The syntax for the member has changed.
Hidden—The member has been deprecated.
Removed—The member has been removed from the object model.

Object Model Changes Since Microsoft Office 2007
Object Model Changes Since Microsoft Office 2003
Object Model Changes Since Microsoft Office XP (2002)

Object Model Changes Since Microsoft Office 2007

AdvancedPrintOptions

Properties	Status
PrintCMYKByDefault	Hidden

Application

Properties	Status
Assistant	Hidden

Methods	Status
LaunchWebService	Hidden

Document

Properties	Status
ViewBoundariesAndGuides	Hidden

Hyperlink

Methods	Status
Move	Hidden

PbFilterComparison

Constants	Status
pbComparisonEqual	Hidden
pbComparisonGreaterThan	Hidden
pbComparisonGreaterThanEqual	Hidden
pbComparisonIsBlank	Hidden
pbComparisonIsNotBlank	Hidden
pbComparisonLessThan	Hidden
pbComparisonLessThanEqual	Hidden
pbComparisonNotEqual	Hidden

PbFilterConjunction

Constants	Status
pbConjunctionAnd	Hidden
pbConjunctionOr	Hidden

PbFontLicenseLimitations

Constants	Status
pbFontEmbeddable	Hidden
pbFontNotEmbeddable	Hidden
pbFontPrintPreviewEmbeddable	Hidden

PbFontSource

Constants	Status
pbFontDocument	Hidden
pbFontMissing	Hidden
pbFontSystem	Hidden

PbFontType

Constants	Status
pbFontPrinter	Hidden
pbFontRaster	Hidden
pbFontTrueType	Hidden
pbFontUnknown	Hidden

PbMappedDataFields

Constants	Status
pbAddress1	Hidden
pbAddress2	Hidden
pbAddress3	Hidden
pbBusinessFax	Hidden
pbBusinessPhone	Hidden
pbCity	Hidden
pbCompany	Hidden
pbCountryRegion	Hidden
pbCourtesyTitle	Hidden
pbDepartment	Hidden
pbEmailAddress	Hidden
pbFirstName	Hidden
pbHomeFax	Hidden
pbHomePhone	Hidden
pbJobTitle	Hidden
pbLastName	Hidden
pbMiddleName	Hidden
pbNickname	Hidden
pbPostalCode	Hidden
pbRubyFirstName	Hidden
pbRubyLastName	Hidden
pbSpouseCourtesyTitle	Hidden
pbSpouseFirstName	Hidden
pbSpouseLastName	Hidden
pbSpouseMiddleName	Hidden
pbSpouseNickname	Hidden
pbState	Hidden
pbSuffix	Hidden
pbUniqueIdentifier	Hidden
pbWebPageURL	Hidden

PbMasterPageType

Constants	Status
pbMasterPageLeftPage	Hidden
pbMasterPageRightPage	Hidden

PbOriginalFormat

Constants	Status
pbOriginalPublicationFormat	Hidden
pbPublisherFile	Hidden

PbShowDialog

Constants	Status
pbDefaultBehavior	Hidden
PbShowDialog	Hidden
pbSuppressDialog	Hidden

Object Model Changes Since Microsoft Office 2003

AdvancedPrintOptions

Properties	Status
FrontSideInsertFaceUp	Removed
PrintableRect	Hidden
PrintCMYKByDefault	Hidden
PrintMode	Hidden
UseCustomHalftone	Hidden

Application

Properties	Status
Assistant	Hidden
FileSearch	Hidden

Methods	Status
LaunchWebService	Hidden

Document

Properties	Status
ActivePrinter	Hidden
PersonalInformationSet	Hidden
ViewBoundariesAndGuides	Hidden

Methods	Status
PrintOut	Hidden

FillFormat

Properties	Status
Transparency	Hidden

Hyperlink

Methods	Status
Move	Hidden

Label

Properties	Status
Application	Hidden
Height	Hidden
HorizontalGap	Hidden
LeftMargin	Hidden
Name	Hidden
Parent	Hidden
TopMargin	Hidden
VerticalGap	Hidden
Width	Hidden

Labels

Properties	Status
Application	Hidden
Count	Hidden
Item	Hidden
Parent	Hidden

LineFormat

Properties	Status
Transparency	Hidden

MailMerge

Methods	Status
ShowWizard	Hidden

Options

Properties	Status
DisplayPrintTroubleshooter	Hidden
EnvelopePrintOrientation	Hidden
EnvelopePrintPlacement	Hidden
PrintLineByLine	Hidden
UpdatePersonalInfoOnSave	Hidden
UseEnvelopePaperSizes	Hidden
UseEnvelopePrintOptions	Hidden
UseHelpfulMousePointers	Hidden

PageSetup

Properties	Status
AvailableLabels	Hidden
Label	Hidden
MultiplePagesPerSheet	Hidden
Orientation	Hidden

PbFileFormat

Constants	Status
pbFilePublicationHTML	Hidden

PbFilterComparison

Constants	Status
pbComparisonEqual	Hidden
pbComparisonGreaterThan	Hidden
pbComparisonGreaterThanEqual	Hidden
pbComparisonIsBlank	Hidden
pbComparisonIsNotBlank	Hidden
pbComparisonLessThan	Hidden
pbComparisonLessThanEqual	Hidden
pbComparisonNotEqual	Hidden

PbFilterConjunction

Constants	Status
pbConjunctionAnd	Hidden
pbConjunctionOr	Hidden

PbFontLicenseLimitations

Constants	Status
pbFontEmbeddable	Hidden
pbFontNotEmbeddable	Hidden
pbFontPrintPreviewEmbeddable	Hidden

PbFontSource

Constants	Status
pbFontDocument	Hidden
pbFontMissing	Hidden
pbFontSystem	Hidden

PbFontType

Constants	Status
pbFontPrinter	Hidden
pbFontRaster	Hidden
pbFontTrueType	Hidden
pbFontUnknown	Hidden

PbMappedDataFields

Constants	Status
pbAddress1	Hidden
pbAddress2	Hidden
pbAddress3	Hidden
pbBusinessFax	Hidden
pbBusinessPhone	Hidden
pbCity	Hidden
pbCompany	Hidden
pbCountryRegion	Hidden
pbCourtesyTitle	Hidden
pbDepartment	Hidden
pbEmailAddress	Hidden
pbFirstName	Hidden
pbHomeFax	Hidden
pbHomePhone	Hidden
pbJobTitle	Hidden
pbLastName	Hidden
pbMiddleName	Hidden
pbNickname	Hidden
pbPostalCode	Hidden
pbRubyFirstName	Hidden
pbRubyLastName	Hidden
pbSpouseCourtesyTitle	Hidden
pbSpouseFirstName	Hidden
pbSpouseLastName	Hidden
pbSpouseMiddleName	Hidden
pbSpouseNickname	Hidden
pbState	Hidden
pbSuffix	Hidden
pbUniqueIdentifier	Hidden
pbWebPageURL	Hidden

PbMasterPageType

Constants	Status
pbMasterPageLeftPage	Hidden
pbMasterPageRightPage	Hidden

PbOriginalFormat

Constants	Status
pbOriginalPublicationFormat	Hidden
pbPublisherFile	Hidden

PbShowDialog

Constants	Status
pbDefaultBehavior	Hidden
PbShowDialog	Hidden
pbSuppressDialog	Hidden

ShadowFormat

Properties	Status
Transparency	Hidden

Object Model Changes Since Microsoft Office XP (2002)

Application

Properties	Status
Assistant	Hidden
FileSearch	Hidden

Methods	Status
LaunchWebService	Hidden

Events	Status
MailMergeWizardSendToCustom	Hidden

Document

Properties	Status
ActivePrinter	Hidden
PersonalInformationSet	Hidden
ViewBoundariesAndGuides	Hidden

Methods	Status
EnterColorMode	Changed Previous syntax VOID EnterColorMode (PBCOLORMODE Mode, OPTIONAL VARIANT Plates) New syntax VOID EnterColorMode (PBCOLORMODE Mode, OPTIONAL VARIANT Plates, OPTIONAL BOOL DeleteExcessInks = 0)
PrintOut	Hidden

FillFormat

Properties	Status
Transparency	Hidden

LineFormat

Properties	Status
Transparency	Hidden

MailMerge

Properties	Status
Destination	Hidden
ShowSendToCustom	Hidden

Methods	Status
Execute	Changed Previous syntax VOID Execute (BOOL Pause) New syntax DOCUMENT Execute (BOOL Pause, OPTIONAL PBMAILMERGEDESTINATION Destination = 1, OPTIONAL STRING Filename = "")
ShowWizard	Hidden

MailMergeDataFields

Methods	Status
Item	Changed Previous syntax OBJECT Item (VARIANT varIndex) New syntax MAILMERGEDATAFIELD Item (VARIANT varIndex)

Options

Properties	Status
DisplayPrintTroubleshooter	Hidden
EnvelopePrintOrientation	Hidden
EnvelopePrintPlacement	Hidden
PrintLineByLine	Hidden
UpdatePersonalInfoOnSave	Hidden
UseEnvelopePaperSizes	Hidden
UseEnvelopePrintOptions	Hidden
UseHelpfulMousePointers	Hidden

Page

Properties	Status
Master	Changed Previous syntax READ-ONLY Master [PAGE] New syntax READ-WRITE Master [PAGE]
PageNumber	Changed Previous syntax READ-ONLY PageNumber [STRING] New syntax READ-WRITE PageNumber [STRING]

Methods	Status
SaveAsPicture	Changed Previous syntax VOID SaveAsPicture (STRING FileName) New syntax VOID SaveAsPicture (STRING Filename, OPTIONAL PBPICTURERESOLUTION pbResolution = 0)

Pages

Methods	Status
Add	Changed Previous syntax PAGE Add (INT32 Count, INT32 After, OPTIONAL INT32 DuplicateObjectsOnPage = -1) New syntax PAGE Add (INT32 Count, INT32 After, OPTIONAL INT32 DuplicateObjectsOnPage = -1, OPTIONAL BOOL AddHyperlinkToWebNavBar = 0)
AddWizardPage	Changed Previous syntax VOID AddWizardPage (INT32 After, OPTIONAL PBWIZARDPAGETYPE PageType = -1) New syntax VOID AddWizardPage (INT32 After, OPTIONAL PBWIZARDPAGETYPE PageType = -1, OPTIONAL BOOL AddHyperlinkToWebNavBar = 0)

PageSetup

Properties	Status
MultiplePagesPerSheet	Hidden

ParagraphFormat

Methods	Status
SetLineSpacing	Changed Previous syntax VOID SetLineSpacing (PBLINESPACINGRULE Rule, VARIANT Spacing) New syntax VOID SetLineSpacing (PBLINESPACINGRULE Rule, OPTIONAL VARIANT Spacing)

PbFileFormat

Constants	Status
pbFilePublicationHTML	Hidden

PbFilterComparison

Constants	Status
pbComparisonEqual	Hidden
pbComparisonGreaterThan	Hidden
pbComparisonGreaterThanEqual	Hidden
pbComparisonIsBlank	Hidden
pbComparisonIsNotBlank	Hidden
pbComparisonLessThan	Hidden
pbComparisonLessThanEqual	Hidden
pbComparisonNotEqual	Hidden

PbFilterConjunction

Constants	Status
pbConjunctionAnd	Hidden
pbConjunctionOr	Hidden

PbHelpType

Constants	Status
pbHelpPrintTroubleshooter	Removed
pbHelpTutorials	Removed
pbHelpUsingHelp	Removed

PbMappedDataFields

Constants	Status
pbAddress1	Hidden
pbAddress2	Hidden
pbAddress3	Hidden
pbBusinessFax	Hidden
pbBusinessPhone	Hidden
pbCity	Hidden
pbCompany	Hidden
pbCountryRegion	Hidden
pbCourtesyTitle	Hidden
pbDepartment	Hidden
pbEmailAddress	Hidden
pbFirstName	Hidden
pbHomeFax	Hidden
pbHomePhone	Hidden
pbJobTitle	Hidden
pbLastName	Hidden
pbMiddleName	Hidden
pbNickname	Hidden
pbPostalCode	Hidden
pbRubyFirstName	Hidden
pbRubyLastName	Hidden
pbSpouseCourtesyTitle	Hidden
pbSpouseFirstName	Hidden
pbSpouseLastName	Hidden
pbSpouseMiddleName	Hidden
pbSpouseNickname	Hidden
pbState	Hidden
pbSuffix	Hidden
pbUniqueIdentifier	Hidden
pbWebPageURL	Hidden

PbMasterPageType

Constants	Status
pbMasterPageLeftPage	Hidden
pbMasterPageRightPage	Hidden

PbOriginalFormat

Constants	Status
pbOriginalPublicationFormat	Hidden
pbPublisherFile	Hidden

PbWizard

Constants	Status
pbWizardGreetingCards	Removed
pbWizardInvitations	Removed
pbWizardWebSites	Removed

PbWizardPageType

Constants	Status
pbWizardPageTypeWebCalendar	Removed
pbWizardPageTypeWebEvent	Removed
pbWizardPageTypeWebPriceList	Removed
pbWizardPageTypeWebRelatedLinks	Removed
pbWizardPageTypeWebSpecialOffer	Removed
pbWizardPageTypeWebStory	Removed

Plate

Properties	Status
Angle	Hidden
Frequency	Hidden

Methods	Status
Delete	Changed Previous syntax VOID Delete () New syntax VOID Delete (OPTIONAL VARIANT PlateReplaceWith, OPTIONAL PBREPLACETINT ReplaceTint = 0)

ShadowFormat

Properties	Status
Transparency	Hidden

Publisher 2010 Object Model Changes Since Earlier Versions

Contents

Object Model Changes Since Microsoft Office 2007

AdvancedPrintOptions

Application

Document

Hyperlink

PbFilterComparison

PbFilterConjunction

PbFontLicenseLimitations

PbFontSource

PbFontType

PbMappedDataFields

PbMasterPageType

PbOriginalFormat

PbShowDialog

Object Model Changes Since Microsoft Office 2003

AdvancedPrintOptions

Application

Document

FillFormat

Hyperlink

Label

Labels

LineFormat

MailMerge

Options

PageSetup

PbFileFormat

PbFilterComparison

PbFilterConjunction

PbFontLicenseLimitations

PbFontSource

PbFontType

PbMappedDataFields

PbMasterPageType

PbOriginalFormat

PbShowDialog

ShadowFormat

Object Model Changes Since Microsoft Office XP (2002)

Application

Document

FillFormat

LineFormat

MailMerge

MailMergeDataFields

Options

Page

Pages

PageSetup

ParagraphFormat

PbFileFormat

PbFilterComparison

PbFilterConjunction

PbHelpType

PbMappedDataFields

PbMasterPageType

PbOriginalFormat

PbWizard

PbWizardPageType

Plate

ShadowFormat

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