Syntax

expression.LinkToContent(pfLinkRetVal)

expression A variable that represents a DocumentProperty object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
pfLinkRetVal Required Boolean Indicates whether the document property is linked to the container document.

Remarks

This property applies only to custom document properties. For built-in document properties, the value of this property is False.

Use the LinkSource property to set the source for the specified linked property. Setting the LinkSource property sets the LinkToContent property to True.

Example

This example displays the linked status of the custom document property. For the example to work, dp must be a valid DocumentProperty object.

Visual Basic for Applications 
Sub DisplayLinkStatus(dp As DocumentProperty) Dim stat As String, tf As String If dp.LinkToContent Then tf = "" Else tf = "not " End If stat = "This property is " & tf & "linked" If dp.LinkToContent Then stat = stat + Chr(13) & "The link source is " & dp.LinkSource End If MsgBox stat End Sub
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