Identifying Pictures and Drawing Objects

I've done some work with a template that shows and hides graphic images --
allowing a user to fax a document (show image of logo) or print the document
on letterhead (hiding image of logo). I found that the picures came in as
"Picture 11" and "Picture 22" and so on. I was able to identify them by
using the recorder and selecting them and then looking at the code. But I
was wondering if there is any, more efficient way, to identify image and
drawing objects?

Ridge (in New Joisey)

Cindy
Fri Aug 19 04:31:50 CDT 2005

Hi Ridge,

> I've done some work with a template that shows and hides graphic images --
> allowing a user to fax a document (show image of logo) or print the document
> on letterhead (hiding image of logo). I found that the picures came in as
> "Picture 11" and "Picture 22" and so on. I was able to identify them by
> using the recorder and selecting them and then looking at the code. But I
> was wondering if there is any, more efficient way, to identify image and
> drawing objects?
>
Using the names Word generates is very unreliable; it can change the names at
the drop of a hat. Better to assign your own names. Once a graphical object
(Shape) has a custom name, then that's the best way to address them.

For InlineShapes, bookmarks are good.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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Ridge
Fri Aug 19 13:38:30 CDT 2005

Dear Cindy,

thnak you for the follow up

You said:

> Using the names Word generates is very unreliable; it can change the names
at
> the drop of a hat.

Actually change the name after it has been saved?? Aargh.

> Better to assign your own names. Once a graphical object
> (Shape) has a custom name, then that's the best way to address them.

OK, I've been looking high and low for a way to do that. When I select the
object, I can't find any reference to properties or anything like that. Can
you point me in the right direction?

> For InlineShapes, bookmarks are good.

Umm -- like insert a bookmark right next to the shape?

I know I'm missiong something simple here.

Thnaks,

Ridge
>
> Cindy Meister
> INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
> http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
> http://www.word.mvps.org
>
> This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or
> reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)
>

Ridge
Mon Aug 22 12:47:47 CDT 2005

Brilliant, Cindy!

Thank you.

R.


"Cindy M -WordMVP-" <C.Meister-C@hispeed.ch> wrote in message
news:VA.0000b2ce.00484fc7@speedy...
> Hi Ridge,
>
> > OK, I've been looking high and low for a way to do that. When I select
the
> > object, I can't find any reference to properties or anything like that.
Can
> > you point me in the right direction?
> >
> Assuming you have the Shape actually selected in the UI:
> Selection.ShapeRange(1).Name = "My name"
>
> There is no interface in the UI for applying or reading names of objects
in
> the Drawing layer (not in-line with the text).
>
> > Umm -- like insert a bookmark right next to the shape?
> >
> Select the InlineShape, then InsertBookmark, if we're talking UI. You can
then
> address it with something like
>
> Set ils = ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("Name").Range.InlineShapes(1)
>
> Cindy Meister
> INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
> http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
> http://www.word.mvps.org
>
> This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or
> reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)
>