# Reserved words when using Microsoft Office automation

## Office reserved words

If you have the OfficeAutomation plugin loaded then the following words, which are the names of Office classes, cannot be used as names of your own variables, objects, or event definitions. In the following lists they are grouped by Office product and by VBE.

### VBE defines

| Reserved Words      | Reserved Words     | Reserved Words        |
|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|
| VBE                 | VBEComponents      | VBEReferencesEvents   |
| VBEAddIn            | VBEEvents          | VBESelectedComponents |
| VBEAddins           | VBELinkedWindows   | VBEVBComponent        |
| VBEApplication      | VBEProjectTemplate | VBEVBComponents       |
| VBECodeModule       | VBEProperties      | VBEVBProject          |
| VBECodePane         | VBEProperty        | VBEVBProjects         |
| VBECodePanes        | VBEReference       | VBEWindow             |
| VBECommandBarEvents | VBEReferences      | VBEWindows            |
| VBEComponent        |                    |                       |

### Excel reserved words

| Reserved Word          | Reserved Word          | Reserved Word         | Reserved Word           |
|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
| ExcelAddIns            | ExcelCustomView        | ExcelHyperlink        | ExcelIOval              |
| ExcelAdjustments       | ExcelCustomViews       | ExcelHyperlinks       | ExcelIOvals             |
| ExcelApplication       | ExcelDataLabel         | ExcelIInterior        | ExcelIPageSetup         |
| ExcelArc               | ExcelDataLabels        | ExcelILabel           | ExcelIPane              |
| ExcelArcs              | ExcelDataTable         | ExcelILabels          | ExcelIPanes             |
| ExcelAreas             | ExcelDefaultWebOptions | ExcelILeaderLines     | ExcelIParameter         |
| ExcelAutoCorrect       | ExcelDialog            | ExcelILegend          | ExcelIParameters        |
| ExcelAutoFilter        | ExcelDialogFrame       | ExcelILegendEntries   | ExcelIPhonetic          |
| ExcelAxes              | ExcelDialogs           | ExcelILegendEntry     | ExcelIPhonetics         |
| ExcelAxis              | ExcelDialogSheet       | ExcelILegendKey       | ExcelIPicture           |
| ExcelAxisTitle         | ExcelDialogSheets      | ExcelILine            | ExcelIPictures          |
| ExcelBorder            | ExcelDisplayUnitLabel  | ExcelILines           | ExcelIPivotCache        |
| ExcelBorders           | ExcelDownBars          | ExcelILinkFormat      | ExcelIPivotCaches       |
| ExcelButton            | ExcelDrawing           | ExcelIListBox         | ExcelIPivotField        |
| ExcelButtons           | ExcelDrawingObjects    | ExcelIListBoxes       | ExcelIPivotFields       |
| ExcelCalculatedFields  | ExcelDrawings          | ExcelIMailer          | ExcelIPivotFormula      |
| ExcelCalculatedItems   | ExcelDropDown          | ExcelIMenu            | ExcelIPivotFormulas     |
| ExcelCalloutFormat     | ExcelDropDowns         | ExcelIMenuBar         | ExcelIPivotItem         |
| ExcelCharacters        | ExcelDropLines         | ExcelIMenuBars        | ExcelIPivotItems        |
| ExcelChart             | ExcelEditBox           | ExcelIMenuItem        | ExcelIPivotLayout       |
| ExcelChartArea         | ExcelEditBoxes         | ExcelIMenuItems       | ExcelIPivotTable        |
| ExcelChartColorFormat  | ExcelErrorBars         | ExcelIMenus           | ExcelIPivotTables       |
| ExcelChartFillFormat   | ExcelFillFormat        | ExcelIModule          | ExcelIPlotArea          |
| ExcelChartGroup        | ExcelFilter            | ExcelIModules         | ExcelIPoint             |
| ExcelChartGroups       | ExcelFilters           | ExcelIName            | ExcelIPoints            |
| ExcelChartObject       | ExcelFloor             | ExcelINames           | ExcelIPublishObjects    |
| ExcelChartObjects      | ExcelFont              | ExcelInterior         | ExcelIQueryTable        |
| ExcelCharts            | ExcelFormatCondition   | ExcelIODBCError       | ExcelIQueryTables       |
| ExcelChartTitle        | ExcelFormatConditions  | ExcelIODBCErrors      | ExcelIRange             |
| ExcelCheckBox          | ExcelFreeformBuilder   | ExcelIOLEDBError      | ExcelIRecentFile        |
| ExcelCheckBoxes        | ExcelGlobal            | ExcelIOLEDBErrors     | ExcelIRecentFiles       |
| ExcelColorFormat       | ExcelGridlines         | ExcelIOLEFormat       | ExcelIRectangle         |
| ExcelComment           | ExcelGroupBox          | ExcelIOLEObject       | ExcelIRectangles        |
| ExcelComments          | ExcelGroupBoxes        | ExcelIOLEObjectEvents | ExcelIRefreshEvents     |
| ExcelConnectorFormat   | ExcelGroupObject       | ExcelIOLEObjects      | ExcelIRoutingSlip       |
| ExcelControlFormat     | ExcelGroupObjects      | ExcelIOptionButton    | ExcelIScenario          |
| ExcelCorners           | ExcelGroupShapes       | ExcelIOptionButtons   | ExcelIScenarios         |
| ExcelCubeField         | ExcelHiLoLines         | ExcelIOutline         | ExcelIScrollBar         |
| ExcelCubeFields        | ExcelHPageBreak        | ExcelIOval            | ExcelIScrollBars        |
| ExcelISeries           | ExcelISpinners         | ExcelIToolbarButton   | ExcelIVPageBreak        |
| ExcelISeriesCollection | ExcelIStyle            | ExcelIToolbarButtons  | ExcelIVPageBreaks       |
| ExcelISeriesLines      | ExcelIStyles           | ExcelIToolbars        | ExcelIWalls             |
| ExcelIShape            | ExcelITextBox          | ExcelITrendline       | ExcelIWindow            |
| ExcelIShapeRange       | ExcelITextBoxes        | ExcelITrendline       | ExcelIWindows           |
| ExcelIShapes           | ExcelITextFrame        | ExcelITrendlines      | ExcelIWorkbookEvents    |
| ExcelISoundNote        | ExcelITickLabels       | ExcelIUpBars          | ExcelIWorksheetFunction |
| ExcelISpinner          | ExcelIToolbar          | ExcelIValidation      | ExcelIWorksheets        |

### PowerPoint reserved words

| Reserved Word                     | Reserved Word               | Reserved Word                 |
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
| PowerPoint ActionSetting          | PowerPointMouseDownHandler  | PowerPointPPTabSheets         |
| PowerPointAddIn                   | PowerPointMouseTracker      | PowerPointPPToggleButton      |
| PowerPointAddIns                  | PowerPointNamedSlideShow    | PowerPointPresentation        |
| PowerPointAdjustments             | PowerPointNamedSlideShows   | PowerPointPresentations       |
| PowerPointAnimationSettings       | PowerPointObjectVerbs       | PowerPointPrintOptions        |
| PowerPointApplication             | PowerPointOCXExtender       | PowerPointPrintRange          |
| PowerPointBorders                 | PowerPointOLEControl        | PowerPointPrintRanges         |
| PowerPointBulletFormat            | PowerPointOLEFormat         | PowerPointPublishObject       |
| PowerPointCalloutFormat           | PowerPointPageSetup         | PowerPointPublishObjects      |
| PowerPointCell                    | PowerPointPane              | PowerPointRGBColor            |
| PowerPointCellRange               | PowerPointPanes             | PowerPointRow                 |
| PowerPointCollection              | PowerPointParagraphFormat   | PowerPointRows                |
| PowerPointColorFormat             | PowerPointPictureFormat     | PowerPointRuler               |
| PowerPointColorScheme             | PowerPointPlaceholderFormat | PowerPointRulerLevel          |
| PowerPointColorSchemes            | PowerPointPlaceholders      | PowerPointRulerLevels         |
| PowerPointColumn                  | PowerPointPlaySettings      | PowerPointShadowFormat        |
| PowerPointColumns                 | PowerPointPPAlert           | PowerPointShape               |
| PowerPointConnectorFormat         | PowerPointPPBitmap          | PowerPointShapeNode           |
| PowerPointDefaultWebOptions       | PowerPointPPBitmapButton    | PowerPointShapeNodes          |
| PowerPointDocumentWindow          | PowerPointPPCheckBox        | PowerPointShapeRange          |
| PowerPointDocumentWindows         | PowerPointPPControl         | PowerPointShapes              |
| PowerPointExtraColors             | PowerPointPPControls        | PowerPointSlide               |
| PowerPointFileDialog              | PowerPointPPDialog          | PowerPointSlideRange          |
| PowerPointFileDialogExtension     | PowerPointPPDialogs         | PowerPointSlides              |
| PowerPointFileDialogExtensionList | PowerPointPPDropDown        | PowerPointSlideShowSettings   |
| PowerPointFileDialogFileList      | PowerPointPPDropDownEdit    | PowerPointSlideShowTransition |
| PowerPointFillFormat              | PowerPointPPEditText        | PowerPointSlideShowView       |
| PowerPointFont                    | PowerPointPPFrame           | PowerPointSlideShowWindow     |
| PowerPointFonts                   | PowerPointPPListBox         | PowerPointTabStop             |
| PowerPointFreeformBuilder         | PowerPointPPPushButton      | PowerPointTabStops            |
| PowerPointGlobal                  | PowerPointPPRadioButton     | PowerPointTags                |
| PowerPointGroupShapes             | PowerPointPPRadioCluster    | PowerPointTextEffectFormat    |
| PowerPointHeaderFooter            | PowerPointPPScrollBar       | PowerPointTextFrame           |
| PowerPointHeadersFooters          | PowerPointPPSlideMiniature  | PowerPointTextRange           |
| PowerPointHyperlink               | PowerPointPPSpinner         | PowerPointTextStyle           |
| PowerPointHyperlinks              | PowerPointPPStaticText      | PowerPointTextStyleLevel      |
| PowerPointLineFormat              | PowerPointPPStrings         | PowerPointTextStyleLevels     |
| PowerPointLinkFormat              | PowerPointPPTabControl      | PowerPointTextStyles          |
| PowerPointMarker                  | PowerPointSlideShowWindows  | PowerPointThreeDFormat        |
| PowerPointMaster                  | PowerPointSoundEffect       | PowerPointView                |
| PowerPointPPGroupBox              | PowerPointSoundFormat       | PowerPointWebOptions          |
| PowerPointPPIcon                  | PowerPointTable             |                               |

### Word reserved words

| Reserved Word                  | Reserved Word                         | Reserved Word                |
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| WordAddin                      | WordDropDown                          | WordIApplicationEvents2      |
| WordAddIns                     | WordEmail                             | WordIndex                    |
| WordAdjustments                | WordEmailAuthor                       | WordIndexes                  |
| WordApplication                | WordEmailOptions                      | WordInlineShape              |
| WordAutoCaption                | WordEmailSignature                    | WordInlineShapes             |
| WordAutoCaptions               | WordEndnote                           | WordKeyBinding               |
| WordAutoCorrect                | WordEndnotes                          | WordKeyBindings              |
| WordAutoCorrectEntries         | WordEnvelope                          | WordKeysBoundTo              |
| WordAutoCorrectEntry           | WordField                             | WordLanguage                 |
| WordAutoTextEntries            | WordFields                            | WordLanguages                |
| WordAutoTextEntry              | WordFileConverter                     | WordLetterContent            |
| WordBookmark                   | WordFileConverters                    | WordLineFormat               |
| WordBookmarks                  | WordFillFormat                        | WordLineNumbering            |
| WordBorder                     | WordFind                              | WordLinkFormat               |
| WordBorders                    | WordFirstLetterException              | WordList                     |
| WordBrowser                    | WordFirstLetterExceptions             | WordListEntries              |
| WordCalloutFormat              | WordFont                              | WordListEntry                |
| WordCaptionLabel               | WordFontNames                         | WordListFormat               |
| WordCaptionLabels              | WordFootnote                          | WordListGalleries            |
| WordCell                       | WordFootnotes                         | WordListGallery              |
| WordCells                      | WordFormField                         | WordListLevel                |
| WordCharacters                 | WordFormFields                        | WordListLevels               |
| WordCheckBox                   | WordFrame                             | WordListParagraphs           |
| WordColorFormat                | WordFrames                            | WordLists                    |
| WordColumn                     | WordFrameset                          | WordListTemplate             |
| WordColumns                    | WordFreeformBuilder                   | WordListTemplates            |
| WordComment                    | WordGlobal                            | WordMailer                   |
| WordComments                   | WordGroupShapes                       | WordMailingLabel             |
| WordConnectorFormat            | WordHangulAndAlphabetException        | WordMailMerge                |
| WordCustomLabel                | WordHangulAndAlphabetExceptions       | WordMailMergeDataField       |
| WordCustomLabels               | WordHangulHanjaConversionDictionaries | WordMailMergeDataFields      |
| WordDefaultWebOptions          | WordHeaderFooter                      | WordMailMergeDataSource      |
| WordDialog                     | WordHeadersFooters                    | WordMailMergeField           |
| WordDialogs                    | WordHeadingStyle                      | WordMailMergeFieldName       |
| WordDictionaries               | WordHeadingStyles                     | WordMailMergeFieldNames      |
| WordDictionary                 | WordHorizontalLineFormat              | WordMailMergeFields          |
| WordDocument                   | WordHyperlink                         | WordMailMessage              |
| WordDocuments                  | WordHyperlinks                        | WordOLEControl               |
| WordDropCap                    | WordIApplicationEvents                | WordOLEFormat                |
| WordOptions                    | WordSentences                         | WordTabStop                  |
| WordOtherCorrectionsException  | WordShading                           | WordTabStops                 |
| WordOtherCorrectionsExceptions | WordShadowFormat                      | WordTask                     |
| WordPageNumber                 | WordShape                             | WordTasks                    |
| WordPageNumbers                | WordShapeNode                         | WordTemplate                 |
| WordPageSetup                  | WordShapeNodes                        | WordTemplates                |
| WordPane                       | WordShapeRange                        | WordTextColumn               |
| WordPanes                      | WordShapes                            | WordTextColumns              |
| WordParagraph                  | WordSpellingSuggestion                | WordTextEffectFormat         |
| WordParagraphFormat            | WordSpellingSuggestions               | WordTextFrame                |
| WordParagraphs                 | WordStoryRanges                       | WordTextInput                |
| WordPictureFormat              | WordStyle                             | WordTextRetrievalMode        |
| WordProofreadingErrors         | WordStyles                            | WordThreeDFormat             |
| WordRange                      | WordSubdocument                       | WordTwoInitialCapsException  |
| WordReadabilityStatistic       | WordSubdocuments                      | WordTwoInitialCapsExceptions |
| WordReadabilityStatistics      | WordSynonymInfo                       | WordVariable                 |
| WordRecentFile                 | WordSystem                            | WordVariables                |
| WordRecentFiles                | WordTable                             | WordVersion                  |
| WordReplacement                | WordTableOfAuthorities                | WordVersions                 |
| WordRevision                   | WordTableOfAuthoritiesCategory        | WordView                     |
| WordRevisions                  | WordTableOfContents                   | WordWebOptions               |
| WordRoutingSlip                | WordTableOfFigures                    | WordWindow                   |
| WordRow                        | WordTables                            | WordWindows                  |
| WordRows                       | WordTablesOfAuthorities               | WordWords                    |
| WordSection                    | WordTablesOfAuthoritiesCategories     | WordWrapFormat               |
| WordSections                   | WordTablesOfContents                  | WordZoom                     |
| WordSelection                  | WordTablesOfFigures                   | WordZooms                    |

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`Controlling Microsoft Office from your app</topics/office_automation/controlling_microsoft_office_from_your_app>` topic

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