PPT2000: Sample Code To Visit Every Open Slide

ID: Q222798


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 cycles through every slide in every open presentation and adds a rectangle to each slide.


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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

Sample Visual Basic Procedure


   Sub VisitEverySlide()

      ' This Macro vists every slide within every active presentation.
      Dim NumberOfPresentations As Integer
      Dim NumberOfSlides As Integer

      ' Declare the variables for loops.
      Dim x, y As Long

      ' Retrieves the total number of open presentations.
      NumberOfPresentations = Application.Presentations.Count

      ' Loops through every open presentation.
      For i = 1 To NumberOfPresentations

         ' Set pres = Application.Presentations(i)
         ' Counts the number of slides within the current presentation.
         NumberOfSlides = Application.Presentations(i).Slides.Count

         ' Goes through every slide in the presentation.
         For j = 1 To NumberOfSlides

            ' This sample adds a rectangle to every slide.
            ' Remove this code and add your slide-specific code here.
            With Application.Presentations(i).Slides.Item(j).Shapes
               .AddShape msoShapeRectangle, 50, 50, 100, 200
            End With

         Next j

      Next i

   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

Additional query words: 9.00 ppt9 vba vbe ppt2k powerpt vba2k ppt9.0 ppt2000 program programming

Keywords : kbcode kbmacro kbprg kbdta kbdtacode kbpptvba
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto


Last Reviewed: July 14, 1999
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