Identifying the type of a selected object: uses the TypeName function, which returns the type of the selected object (as a string): : Object Variable Set « Data Type « VBA / Excel / Access / Word






Identifying the type of a selected object: uses the TypeName function, which returns the type of the selected object (as a string):

 
Sub ShowSelectionType()
    Dim SelType As String
    SelType = TypeName(Selection)
    MsgBox SelType
End Sub

 








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