ItemFromID property

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ItemFromID property

   Example   

Returns an item of a collection using the ID of the item.

Version added

4.0

Syntax

objRet = object.ItemFromID(id)

objRet

The object retrieved from the collection.

object

Required. An expression that returns a collection from the Applies to list.

id

Required Long. The ID of the object to retrieve.

Remarks

The ID of a Shape object uniquely identifies the shape within its page or master.

The ID of a Style object uniquely identifies the style within its document.

The ID of a Font object corresponds to the number stored in the Font cell of a row in a shape's Character Properties section. The ID associated with a particular font varies between systems or as fonts are installed on and removed from a given system.

The ID of an Event object uniquely identifies an event in its EventList collection for the life of the collection.