Properties Property

Microsoft Excel Visual Basic

expression.Properties

expression    Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

Remarks

Use the Add Method with the Properties property to store extra metadata for a smart tag.

Example

This example adds a smart tag to cell A1, then adds extra metadata called "Market" with the value of "Nasdaq" to the smart tag and then returns the value of the property to the user. This example assumes the host system is connected to the Internet.

Sub UseProperties()

    Dim strLink As String
    Dim strType As String

    ' Define smart tag variables.
    strLink = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:smarttags#StockTickerSymbol"
    strType = "stockview"

    ' Enable smart tags to be embedded and recognized.
    ActiveWorkbook.SmartTagOptions.EmbedSmartTags = True
    Application.SmartTagRecognizers.Recognize = True

    ' Add a property for MSFT smart tag and define it's value.
    Range("A1").SmartTags.Add(strLink).Properties.Add _
        Name:="Market", Value:="Nasdaq"

    ' Notify the user of the smart tag's value.
    MsgBox Range("A1").SmartTags.Add(strLink).Properties("Market").Value

End Sub