"Dave M" wrote in message
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(side note: where the hell does DrawingObject fall in the hierarchy of
things? I
can't find it docuimented anywhere.)

DrawingObjects is an older class of objects, probably related to the version
of VBA in Excel 5/95. They are listed in the Object Browser if you right
click and select Show Hidden Members. Ironically, some things work better in
VBA using DrawingObjects than Shapes, and some things come out of the macro
recorder as DrawingObjects, not Shapes. Having fun yet?

- Jon
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