Prop.Name row (Custom Properties section)

Microsoft Office ShapeSheet

Prop.Name row (Custom Properties section)

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Contains the information for a single custom property associated with a shape. A shape will contain one Prop.Name row for each custom property.

A Prop.Name row contains the following cells. For more details, see the specific cell topics.

Cell

Description

Label

The Label cell specifies the label that appears to users in the Custom Properties dialog box or window.

Prompt

The Prompt cell specifies descriptive or instructional text that appears to users in the Custom Properties dialog box or window when the property is selected.

Type

Specifies a data type for the custom property value: string (0), a fixed list (1), a number (2), a Boolean value (3), a variable list (4), a date or time (5), a duration (6), or a currency (7).

Format

Specifies the formatting of a custom property. For details see the Format cell.

Value

Contains the property's value as entered in the Custom Properties dialog box or window.

SortKey

Specifies a key by which items in the Custom Properties dialog box or window are listed.

Invisible

Specifies whether the custom property is visible in the Custom Properties dialog box or window. TRUE = not visible; FALSE = visible.

Ask

Determines whether a user is queried to enter custom property information for a shape when an instance is created or the shape is duplicated or copied.

Remarks

You can reference these cells by their row name, which appears in a ShapeSheet window in red text. To change the row name, click it, and then type Price, for example, to create the row name Prop.Price. You can then reference the Label cell using Prop.Price.Label.

The row name you enter must be unique within the section.