IconName Property

Applies To

OLEFormat object.

Description

Returns or sets the program file in which the icon for an OLE object is stored. Read/write String.

Note On the Macintosh, you cannot change icons for embedded objects, and Word ignores this property.

See Also

DisplayAsIcon property, IconIndex property, IconLabel property, IconPath property.

Example

This example changes the first shape in the selection to be displayed as an icon and sets the text below the icon to the icon's file name.

If Selection.ShapeRange.Count >= 1 Then
    Set myOLEF = Selection.ShapeRange(1).OLEFormat
    With myOLEF
        .DisplayAsIcon = True
        .IconLabel = .IconName
    End With
End If