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Q175600: HOWTO: Give Your ActiveX Component a Friendly Name

Article: Q175600
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
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Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnokeyword kbVBp500 kbVBp600 kbGrpDSVB
Last Modified: 11-JAN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Control Creation Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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When attempting to place an ActiveX Document or ActiveX Control created in
Microsoft Visual Basic into another application (such as Microsoft Office Binder
or another Visual Basic project), the object name will be displayed as one of
the following:

     <ActiveX Project Name>.<Document Name>

     <ActiveX Project Name>.<Class Name>

or, as one of the following:

     Project1.UserDocument1

     Project1.UserControl1

This article demonstrates how to give your ActiveX Object a friendly name, such
as "My ActiveX Control."

MORE INFORMATION
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In order to give your ActiveX Document or ActiveX Control a friendly name, you
must modify the Description property of your class. The example below describes
how to modify the Description property for ActiveX Documents or ActiveX
Controls.

Step-by-Step Example
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1. Open the ActiveX Project in which the document or control exists.

2. Open the Object Browser by choosing Object Browser from the View menu or by
  pressing the F2 key.

3. Locate your Project name in the drop-down list of available libraries.

4. Next, locate the ActiveX Document or ActiveX Control under the heading of
  'Classes.'

5. Right-click the ActiveX Document or ActiveX Control in the list of Classes,
  and then choose Properties from the short cut menu.

6. Modify the Description property to give your ActiveX Document or Control a
  friendly name.

To complete the process, compile your ActiveX project. Once the project is
compiled, if you attempt to place your ActiveX Object into another application,
you will see the new friendly name associated with your object. For example, in
Microsoft Access with a form in design mode by choosing ActiveX Control from the
Insert menu, you should see the friendly name you chose in step 6 above.

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