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Manually changing a picture (shape) name property
I've got several bitmaps pasted on Sheet1 that I need to refer to in VBA.
However, I'm having trouble figuring out which is which. I'd like to name each with something easy to remember, but when I bring up the properties tab (even when the picture is selected) it gives me the worksheet properties and not the picture properties. I tried cycling through the images with VBA (thinking I could figure out which was which and assign names through code) but it is telling me there are more pictures than actually exist on the sheet, which makes me think that Excel considers the extra pictures I deleted to still be present- which makes it even harder to figure out which are which. So, can anyone tell me how to find and change the name property of a shape/picture? Thanks! Keith |
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Answer: Manually changing a picture (shape) name property
Hi Keith,
To change the name property of a shape or picture in Excel, you can follow these steps:
Alternatively, you can also rename a shape or picture using VBA code. Here's an example: Formula:
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Manually changing a picture (shape) name property
The first loop list the old names. The second loop assigns new names:
Sub Macro1() newname = Array("Alpha", "Beta", "Gamma") Dim sh As Shape For Each sh In ActiveSheet.Shapes MsgBox (sh.Name) Next For i = 0 To 2 ActiveSheet.Shapes(i + 1).Name = newname(i) Next End Sub -- Gary''s Student - gsnu2007j "ker_01" wrote: I've got several bitmaps pasted on Sheet1 that I need to refer to in VBA. However, I'm having trouble figuring out which is which. I'd like to name each with something easy to remember, but when I bring up the properties tab (even when the picture is selected) it gives me the worksheet properties and not the picture properties. I tried cycling through the images with VBA (thinking I could figure out which was which and assign names through code) but it is telling me there are more pictures than actually exist on the sheet, which makes me think that Excel considers the extra pictures I deleted to still be present- which makes it even harder to figure out which are which. So, can anyone tell me how to find and change the name property of a shape/picture? Thanks! Keith |
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Manually changing a picture (shape) name property
Manually...
You could select the picture, then look at the namebox (to the left of the formula bar). You'll see the old name. You can type the new name in that namebox (and hit enter to confirm your change). ker_01 wrote: I've got several bitmaps pasted on Sheet1 that I need to refer to in VBA. However, I'm having trouble figuring out which is which. I'd like to name each with something easy to remember, but when I bring up the properties tab (even when the picture is selected) it gives me the worksheet properties and not the picture properties. I tried cycling through the images with VBA (thinking I could figure out which was which and assign names through code) but it is telling me there are more pictures than actually exist on the sheet, which makes me think that Excel considers the extra pictures I deleted to still be present- which makes it even harder to figure out which are which. So, can anyone tell me how to find and change the name property of a shape/picture? Thanks! Keith -- Dave Peterson |
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Manually changing a picture (shape) name property
Wow, that's cool. I wonder how I never learned that before.
Many thanks! Keith "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... Manually... You could select the picture, then look at the namebox (to the left of the formula bar). You'll see the old name. You can type the new name in that namebox (and hit enter to confirm your change). ker_01 wrote: I've got several bitmaps pasted on Sheet1 that I need to refer to in VBA. However, I'm having trouble figuring out which is which. I'd like to name each with something easy to remember, but when I bring up the properties tab (even when the picture is selected) it gives me the worksheet properties and not the picture properties. I tried cycling through the images with VBA (thinking I could figure out which was which and assign names through code) but it is telling me there are more pictures than actually exist on the sheet, which makes me think that Excel considers the extra pictures I deleted to still be present- which makes it even harder to figure out which are which. So, can anyone tell me how to find and change the name property of a shape/picture? Thanks! Keith -- Dave Peterson |
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