Returns the programmatic identifier (ProgID) for the specified OLE object. Read-only String.

Syntax

expression.ProgID

expression A variable that represents a OLEFormat object.

Return Value
String

Example

This example loops through all the objects on all the slides in the active presentation and sets all linked Microsoft Excel worksheets to be updated manually.

Visual Basic for Applications 
For Each sld In ActivePresentation.Slides For Each sh In sld.Shapes If sh.Type = msoLinkedOLEObject Then If sh.OLEFormat.ProgID = "Excel.Sheet" Then sh.LinkFormat.AutoUpdate = ppUpdateOptionManual End If End If Next Next

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