PPT2000: Sample VB Code to Reverse Order of Slides

ID: Q222769


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000


SUMMARY

This article provides a sample Visual Basic macro (Sub procedure) that reverses the order of all slides within the active presentation. After you run the macro, the slides will be ordered back to front. To restore the slides to their original order, rerun the macro.


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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
NOTE: Before you run this macro, back up your PowerPoint presentation.

Sample Visual Basic Procedure


   Sub ReverseSlideOrder()

      Dim lNumberOfSlides As Long
      Dim x As Long

      ' Determine how many slides are in the presentation.
      lNumberOfSlides = ActivePresentation.Slides.Count

      ' Check if more than one slide.
      If lNumberOfSlides = 1 Then

         ' Not enough slides to flip.
         ' Display a message and exit the macro.
         MsgBox "There is only one slide in " _
           & "your presentation.", vbExclamation, _
           "One Slide Available"
         End
       Else

         ' More than two slides selected.
         For x = 1 To lNumberOfSlides - 1

            ' Reorder the slides.
            ActivePresentation.Slides(lNumberOfSlides).Cut
            ActivePresentation.Slides.Paste x
         Next x
      End If

   End Sub 


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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Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto


Last Reviewed: July 14, 1999
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