Using object shortcuts

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Using object shortcuts

Shortcuts are provided for some frequently accessed objects. Using shortcuts requires less typing, so shortcuts are easier to use than their longhand versions. (Also, using shortcuts can improve run-time performance because the compiler does not need to determine every object in a long dot-separated reference.)

For CorelDRAW, a shortcut can be used on its own as a property of the Application object. The following table provides these shortcuts and their long forms. (For a description of any item, see the Object Model ReferenceCorelDRAW .)


Shortcut	Long form
`ActiveLayer`	`ActivePage.ActiveLayer`
`ActivePage`	`ActiveDocument.ActivePage`
`ActiveSelection`	`ActiveDocument.Selection`
`ActiveSelectionRange`	`ActiveDocument.SelectionRange`
`ActiveShape`	`ActiveDocument.Selection.Shapes(1)`
`ActiveView`	`ActiveWindow.ActiveView`
`ActiveWindow`	`ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow`

For CorelDRAW, the following shortcuts can also be used as members of a given Document object:

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ActiveLayer

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ActivePage

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ActiveShape

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ActiveWindow

For CorelDRAW, the Document object also has the properties Selection and SelectionRange, which let you get the selection or selection range (respectively) from a specified document regardless of whether that document is active.