PPT2000: Sample Code to Determine the Current View

ID: Q222795

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft PowerPoint 2000

SUMMARY

This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) that can be used within Microsoft PowerPoint to determine the current view (such as Slide Sorter or Slide View).

MORE INFORMATION

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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

In the following sample code, replace the MsgBox calls with your view handle code.


   Sub SeeView()

      Dim CurrentView As Single

      ' Store the current view.
      CurrentView = ActiveWindow.ViewType

      Select Case CurrentView
         Case ppViewHandoutMaster
            MsgBox "You are in the Handout Master View."

         Case ppViewNotesMaster
            MsgBox "You are in the Notes Master View."

         Case ppViewNotesPage
            MsgBox "You are in Notes Page View."

         Case ppViewOutline
            MsgBox "You are in Outline View."

         Case ppViewSlide
            MsgBox "You are in Slide View."

         Case ppViewSlideMaster
            MsgBox "You are in Slide Master View."

         Case ppViewSlideSorter
            MsgBox "You are in Slide Sorter View."

         Case ppViewTitleMaster
            MsgBox "You are in Title Master View."
         
         Case ppViewNormal
            MsgBox "You are in Normal View."

         Case Else
            MsgBox "Invalid Type."

      End Select

   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
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