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To determine and compare text box links, create a macro that uses the
Parent, Name, and Previous properties to compare the text boxes. The
following macro creates two text boxes, links the first text box to the
second text box, and then displays a message indicating the link status.
Sub CompareTextBoxLinks()
Dim TBox1, TBox2 As TextFrame
' Create the first text box.
Set TBox1 = ActiveDocument.Shapes.AddTextbox _
(Orientation:=msoTextOrientationHorizontal, _
Left:=50, Top:=50, Width:=100, Height:=100).TextFrame
' Create the second text box.
Set TBox2 = ActiveDocument.Shapes.AddTextbox _
(Orientation:=msoTextOrientationHorizontal, _
Left:=50, Top:=200, Width:=100, Height:=100).TextFrame
' Link the first text box to the second text box.
TBox1.Next = TBox2
' Determine if the second text box is linked to the first.
' TBox2.Previous.Parent.Name returns the name of the linked
' text box. If Tbox2 matches Tbox1, then they are linked.
If TBox2.Previous.Parent.Name = TBox1.Parent.Name Then
MsgBox TBox2.Parent.Name & " is linked to" & TBox1.Parent.Name
End If
End Sub
For more information about the Parent property, from the Visual Basic
Editor, click the Office Assistant, type
Parent Property, click Search,
and then click to view "Parent Property."
For more information about the TextFrames object, from the Visual Basic
Editor, click the Office Assistant, type
TextFramesObject, click Search,
and then click to view "TextFrames Object."
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please
see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions
For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles