OLE Programmatic Identifiers (Word)
You can use an OLE programmatic identifier (sometimes called a ProgID) to create an Automation object. The following tables lists OLE programmatic identifiers for ActiveX controls, Microsoft Office applications, and Microsoft Office Web Components.
ActiveX Controls
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Graph
Microsoft Office Web Components
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
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 |
Microsoft Access
To create the Microsoft Office 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 |
Microsoft Excel
To create the Microsoft Office 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. |
Microsoft Graph
To create the Microsoft 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 |
Microsoft Office Web Components
To create the Microsoft Office Web Components 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 Microsoft Office Web Components available on the computer where the macro is running.
To create this object |
Use one of these identifiers |
|---|---|
ChartSpace |
OWC.Chart |
DataSourceControl |
OWC.DataSourceControl |
ExpandControl |
OWC.ExpandControl |
PivotTable |
OWC.PivotTable |
RecordNavigationControl |
OWC.RecordNavigationControl |
Spreadsheet |
OWC.Spreadsheet |
Microsoft Outlook
To create the Microsoft Office 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 |
Microsoft PowerPoint
To create the Microsoft Office 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 |
Microsoft Word
To create the Microsoft Office 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 |