TextUnitEffect Property

Applies To

AnimationSettings object.

Description

Returns or sets a value that indicates whether the text in the specified shape is animated paragraph by paragraph, word by word, or letter by letter. Can be one of the following TextUnitEffect values: ppAnimateByCharacter, ppAnimateByParagraph, ppAnimateByWord, or ppAnimateUnitMixed. Read/write Long.

Remarks

For the TextUnitEffect property setting to take effect, the TextLevelEffect property for the specified shape must have a value other than ppAnimateLevelNone or ppAnimateByAllLevels, and the Animate property must be set to True.

Example

This example adds a title slide and title text to the active presentation and sets the title to be built letter by letter.

With ActivePresentation.Slides.Add(1, ppLayoutTitleOnly).Shapes(1)
    .TextFrame.TextRange.Text = "Sample title"
    With .AnimationSettings
        .Animate = True
        .TextLevelEffect = ppAnimateByFirstLevel
        .TextUnitEffect = ppAnimateByCharacter
        .EntryEffect = ppEffectFlyFromLeft
    End With
End With