PPT2000: How to Use the EntryEffect Property

ID: Q222760

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft PowerPoint 2000

SUMMARY

This article contains Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications sample macros (Sub procedures) that demonstrate how to use the EntryEffect property and lists the constants that you can use with the EntryEffect property. The EntryEffect property can be applied to an object on a slide or to a slide show transition.

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NOTE: The following macro examples only work from within the PowerPoint application. Visual Basic for Applications macros are not supported by the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q230746 PPT: Viewer: Presentation Macros Don't Run

Retrieving the EntryEffect Type

The following sample Visual Basic procedure retrieves the EntryEffect type that is currently applied to an object.

NOTE: If no object is selected when you run this example, you will receive a run-time error.


   Sub GetEntryEffectFromObject()

      ' Used to store the EntryEffect type.
      Dim lTypeOfEffect As Long

      ' This is the section of code that retrieves the EntryEffect Type.
      With ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange.AnimationSettings
         lTypeOfEffect = .EntryEffect
      End With

   End Sub

The following sample code retrieves the EntryEffect type that is currently applied to a slide. The code loops through all slides in the active presentation and checks the EntryEffect of each one.


   Sub GetEntryEffectFromSlide()

      Dim sSlideObject As Slide
      Dim lTypeOfEffect As Long

      ' Get the slide show transition EntryEffect property for the slide.
      For Each sSlideObject In ActivePresentation.Slides
         lTypeOfEffect = sSlideObject.SlideShowTransition.EntryEffect
      Next sSlideObject

   End Sub

In the previous example, the lTypeOfEffect is replaced each time the macro loops with the EntryEffect of the next object. If you want to store the EntryEffect for every slide, make lTypeOfEffect an array.

Setting the EntryEffect Type

The following sample Visual Basic procedure sets the EntryEffect property for a selected object. An object must be selected prior to running this example.


   Sub SetEntryEffectForObject()

      ' Used to store the EntryEffect type.
      Dim lTypeOfEffect As Long

      ' Set the EntryEffect type.
      With ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange.AnimationSettings
         .EntryEffect = ppEffectFlyFromLeft
      End With

   End Sub

This example sets the EntryEffect to ppEffectFlyFromLeft. When you run the slide show, the object flys from the left of the screen to its current position on the slide. For a list of the different entry effects you can use, see the "EntryEffect Constants List" section of this article.

The following sample code selects the first slide in your presentation and then sets the EntryEffect for that slide.


   Sub SetEntryEffectForSlide()

      ' Use this to refer to slide 1.
      With ActivePresentation.Slides(1)

         ' Sets the EntryEffect to Checkerboard Across.
         .SlideShowTransition.EntryEffect = ppEffectCheckerboardAcross
      End With

   End Sub

EntryEffect Constants List

You can use the following constants with the EntryEffect property.

Appear:


   ppEffectAppear

Fly Effects:


   ppEffectFlyFromBottom
   ppEffectFlyFromBottomLeft
   ppEffectFlyFromBottomRight
   ppEffectFlyFromLeft
   ppEffectFlyFromRight
   ppEffectFlyFromTop
   ppEffectFlyFromTopLeft
   ppEffectFlyFromTopRight

Blinds Effects:


   ppEffectBlindsHorizontal
   ppEffectBlindsVertical

Box Effects:


   ppEffectBoxIn
   ppEffectBoxOut

Checkerboard Effects:


   ppEffectCheckerboardAcross
   pEffectCheckerboardDown

Crawl Effects:


   ppEffectCrawlFromDown
   ppEffectCrawlFromLeft
   ppEffectCrawlFromRight
   ppEffectCrawlFromUp

Dissolve:


   ppEffectDissolve

Flash Effects:


   ppEffectFlashOnceFast
   ppEffectFlashOnceMedium
   ppEffectFlashOnceSlow

Peek Effects:


   ppEffectPeekFromDown
   ppEffectPeekFromLeft
   ppEffectPeekFromRight
   ppEffectPeekFromUp

Random Effects:


   ppEffectRandomBarsHorizontal
   ppEffectRandomBarsVertical
   ppEffectRandom

Spiral:


   ppEffectSpiral

Split Effects:


   ppEffectSplitHorizontalIn
   ppEffectSplitHorizontalOut
   ppEffectSplitVerticalIn
   ppEffectSplitVerticalOut

Stretch Effects:


   ppEffectStretchAcross
   ppEffectStretchDown
   ppEffectStretchLeft
   ppEffectStretchRight
   ppEffectStretchUp

Strips Effects:


   ppEffectStripsDownLeft
   ppEffectStripsDownRight
   ppEffectStripsLeftDown
   ppEffectStripsLeftUp
   ppEffectStripsRightDown
   ppEffectStripsRightUp
   ppEffectStripsUpLeft
   ppEffectStripsUpRight

Swivel:


   ppEffectSwivel

Wipe Effects:


   ppEffectWipeDown
   ppEffectWipeLeft
   ppEffectWipeRight
   ppEffectWipeUp

Zoom Effects:


   ppEffectZoomBottom
   ppEffectZoomCenter
   ppEffectZoomIn
   ppEffectZoomInSlightly
   ppEffectZoomOut
   ppEffectZoomOutSlightly

Uncover Effects:


   ppEffectUncoverDown
   ppEffectUncoverLeft
   ppEffectUncoverLeftDown
   ppEffectUncoverLeftUp
   ppEffectUncoverRight
   ppEffectUncoverRightDown
   ppEffectUncoverRightUp
   ppEffectUncoverUp

Cover Effects:


   ppEffectCoverDown
   ppEffectCoverLeft
   ppEffectCoverLeftDown
   ppEffectCoverLeftUp
   ppEffectCoverRight
   ppEffectCoverRightDown
   ppEffectCoverRightUp
   ppEffectCoverUp

Cut Effects:


   ppEffectCut
   ppEffectCutThroughBlack

Fade:


   ppEffectFade

No Effect:


   ppEffectNone

Mixed:


   ppEffectMixed

REFERENCES

For more information about using the sample code in this article, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

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