PPT2000: Sample Macro to Insert a Customized Slide

ID: Q243735

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 allows you to use a custom slide layout within PowerPoint.

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

Sample Visual Basic Procedure


Sub InsertSlideFromFile()
    ' skip to error section if there is an error
    On Error GoTo Error_Message

    ' get the active slide index
    i = ActiveWindow.View.Slide.SlideIndex     

    ' Inserts a slide from the file into the active presentation
    ' NOTE: Just replace the <Your presentation here> with the full
    ' path and file name of your source presentation
    ActivePresentation.Slides.InsertfromFile "<Your presentation here>", i

    End 

Error_Message:

    ' An Error Occurred
    MsgBox "You must have at least one slide existing in your presentation. 
    Please add a new slide and try again.", vbExclamation + vbOKOnly, "You
    do not have an active slide!"

End Sub

For additional information about how to assign this macro to a template instead of a presentation file, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q158891 PPT: Using Macros Stored in Templates

For additional information about how to create a toolbar button to activate this macro, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q158896 PPT: How to Add a Macro to a Toolbar

REFERENCES

For more information about creating Visual Basic for Applications macros, click the Office Assistant in Microsoft PowerPoint, type "how to create a macro," click Search, and then click to view "Create a macro in Visual Basic Editor."

For more information about running Visual Basic for Applications macros, click the Office Assistant in Microsoft PowerPoint, type "how to run a macro," click Search, and then click to view "Run a macro."

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Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
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