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I think my Question's title clearly expresses the essence of the information I need. I Googled where is the "applies to list" in vba excel and a few variations of that, all with quotes as shown, which should make Google look for that exact phrase. I also used Google Advanced Search, specifying "this exact word or phrase" to be "applies to list" (with and without quotes). No hits.

For example, here is the last documentation that I viewed yesterday:

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MakeCompiledFile method ...

Causes the current project to be written as a DLL. The DLL name is specified by the BuildFileName property.

Syntax object.MakeCompiledFile

The object placeholder represents an object expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list... >>

... which is never shown. I've lived without seeing such a list for many years, but who knows what a person might learn from viewing one.

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  • Please provide a link to the documentation you're asking about. – Tim Williams May 31 '21 at 07:41
  • IMHO, `Applies To list` not to be confused with `Applies To` which is mentioned in the bottom of many of those links, is a "list" which varies for every object. For example, an application can have an `Application` object that contains a `Document` object that contains a `Text` object. Now the `Text` object is one of the "list" of objects which fall under the `Document` object. This list is different for every *object* in different applications(*This is not restricted to Microsoft products*). I doubt you will see a comprehensive list anywhere. – Siddharth Rout May 31 '21 at 07:51
  • Having said that, in VBA you can get a fair idea using the Object Browser (F2) – Siddharth Rout May 31 '21 at 07:55
  • @TimWilliams: `https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/language/reference/user-interface-help/makecompiledfile-method` – DSlomer64 Jun 01 '21 at 21:55
  • I did find examples of what you were asking about, and I agree it's not very clear - if you reference a "list" then that list should be findable *somehow*... – Tim Williams Jun 01 '21 at 21:59

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This doesn't help with the web-based docs, but if you locate the corresponding CHM file in your Office install you can see there's an "Applies To" link at the top - that will give you a list of object types or link you directly to the related object.

So I'd guess the web version was converted from the CHM (but with missing functionality).

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