CloneLink.CloneParent

Property CloneParent As Shape

The CloneParent property returns the parent (control) object for the cloned object. In order for this property to be effective, the cloned object must be the selected object.

The CloneParent property returns a read-only value.

The following code example removes the fill from the clone’s parent object . If the fill link is not broken, the cloned object has no fill. This example assumes that the cloned object is currently selected

Sub Test() 
 ActiveShape.CloneLink.CloneParent.Fill.ApplyNoFill 
End Sub