object browser, 72-73, 129-34. See also object libraries
finding dialog constants in, 388
overview, 129-30
object libraries, 72-73
Excel 97, 58
Excel 2000, 131
Excel 2002, 131-32
providing references to, 132-33
Object Linking and Embedding. See OLE (Object Linking and Embedding)
Object variables , 88, 95
objects, 7, 8, 123, 124
accessing, 471
active objects, 128
objects clarified with keyword With, 134-35
changed and extended, in Excel 97, 56-57
connections between, 649
default, 125
distinguishing from methods and properties, 125-27
drawing, 560-64
embedded, 776-77
enumeration, 801-2
in Excel 2000, 52
hierarchy, 794
linked, 777
nesting, 471
properties of multiple, 802
references to other workbooks, 133-34
syntax summary, 138-39
ODBC data source, 627, 652-53
Office Binder Library, 59
Office Developer, 318, 736
Office Library, 49, 59, 801
Offset method, 37, 187, 189, 191, 660
Offset(row, column) method, 37
OK button, deactivating , 37
OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) cube files, 628, 704-7
OLE (Object Linking and Embedding)
in ActiveX automation, 761-63, 769-70
fundamentals, 775-76
OLE objects
editing
with ActiveX automation, 777-79
with OLEObjects method, 776-77
inserting new, 779-80
linking, 780
properties of, 789
OLE-DB driver, 652-53
OLEDBError(s) object, 835
OLEFormat object, 560, 835
OLEObject object, 835-36
OLEObjects method, 776, 777, 779
OLEObjects object, 836
On Error command, 373
GoTo Label variant, 381-83, 386
GoTo variant, 383, 386
Resume Next variant, 380-81, 386
On Error Resume Next command, 23, 223, 515
OnAction property, 147, 469, 470
OnEventXxx procedures, 63, 143
OnEventXxx properties, 140, 142
Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) cube files, 628, 704-7
on-line help. See help system
OnRepeat method, 142, 148
OnSheetActivate event, 158
OnSheetDeactivate event, 158
OnTime method, 142, 149-50
Open command, 278-79, 280
Open method, 216, 276, 647, 650, 651, 666, 667
opening
files, 140, 145
workbooks, 221
OpenText method, 54, 63, 289-92
operating mechanisms, for freestanding applications, 485
Optimize Memory option, 709
optimizing speed of procedures, 356-57
Option Base instruction, 93
Option Compare Binary instruction, 240
Option Compare Text instruction, 238
Option Explicit instruction, 78, 86, 87
Option Private Module instruction, 108, 111
Option Private Module keyword, 112
OptionExplicit instruction, 372-73
options. See also names of specific options
command options, 328-31
printing options, 326
save options, 327
toolbar display options, 328
virus protection options, 328
windows options, 328
OptionsExtasCustom Lists, 581
Or operators, 114, 177, 178, 584, 586
Order Details table, 621-22, 624, 626, 634
Orders table, 621, 623-24, 625, 632
Organization Chart toolbars , 565
Orientation property, 58, 195, 711, 716, 729
OriginalValue property, 661, 668
Outline object, 690-91, 836
OutlineLevel property, 691
Outlook mail client, 737-38