PPT: Sample Code to Control Word from a PowerPoint Macro

• Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition
• Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) you can use as a starting point to control the Microsoft Word object model from within a Microsoft PowerPoint procedure.

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

   Sub ControlWord()

      Dim Word As Object
      Dim WordRunning As Boolean

      ' Needed for error trapping.
      On Error Resume Next

      ' Establish communication between Word and PowerPoint.
      ' Clear the error variable.
      Err.Clear

      ' Check to see whether Word 97 is running.
      Set Word = GetObject(, "Word.Application.8")
      If Err.Number <> 0 Then
         WordRunning = False
      Else
         WordRunning = True
      End If

      ' Reset the error variable.
      Err.Clear

      ' Word is not running, so launch it.
      ' Create a Word object.
      If WordRunning = False Then
         Set Word = CreateObject("Word.Application.8")
         ' Check to see whether the Word object was created.

         If Err.Number <> 0 Then
            ' CreateObject failed.
            ' Enter code to handle object creation error.
         End If

      End If

      ' If Word is not running, make it visible.
      If WordRunning = False Then
         Word.Visible = True
      End If

      ' Creates a new document and adds the text "Hello World."
      Word.Documents.Add
      Word.Selection.Text = "Hello World!"

   End Sub

REFERENCES

For more information about creating Visual Basic for Applications macros, click the Office Assistant in Microsoft PowerPoint, type "how to create a macro," click Search, and then click to view "Create a macro in Visual Basic Editor."

For more information about running Visual Basic for Applications macros, click the Office Assistant in Microsoft PowerPoint, type "how to run a macro," click Search, and then click to view "Run a macro."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q176476
   TITLE     : OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications