Word 97—Programmability

Object Model

Consistent Cross Application Syntax for Common Tasks

Office 97 delivers a consistent set of Object Models – the result is they all follow the same naming conventions and basic object model hierarchy. For example, all Office object models have an Application object as the root, and this has a collection of documents (Workbooks, Document, Presentations). Most of the common operations on these objects, especially the top-level objects, have been standardized and will be intuitive to developers who are familiar with any Office object model. The following list of scenarios illustrates the benefits of the consistent syntax across applications:

• Working with documents – Open, Closing, Saving, Deleting, Printing, Mailing can now all be done in consistent VBA code in all Office hosts.

• Working with text – All common text-related operations such as moving text and searching in text have been consolidated and there is a high degree of shared objects and methods across Office applications with respect to text.

• Working with tools – Spell checking, grammar checking, document properties, fonts, and other tools can be accessed in Office applications in a consistent manner.

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