PPT: Sample VB Code to Manipulate Command Bars
ID: Q161621
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition
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Microsoft PowerPoint 97 For Windows
SUMMARY
This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications
macro (Sub procedure) that enables the Standard, Formatting, or Drawing
command bars if they are not visible.
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Sample Visual Basic Procedure
Type CommandBarType
NameOfCommandBar As String
IsVisible As Boolean
Value As Byte
End Type
Sub MakeBarVisible()
' Holds command bar information. This is a user-defined datatype
' defined in the Declarations section.
Dim UsedBarList() As CommandBarType
' Stores the prompt in the message box.
Dim message As String
' Controls For loop.
Dim i As Byte
' Counts the visible command bars.
Dim CountVisible As Byte
' Stores the return value of the message box.
Dim result As Integer
' Initialize CountVisible.
CountVisible = 0
' Get space in the array for the standard command bar.
ReDim Preserve UsedBarList(0)
' Store the settings for the standard command bar.
With UsedBarList(0)
.IsVisible = Application.CommandBars(3).Visible
.NameOfCommandBar = Application.CommandBars(3).Name
.Value = 3
End With
' Get space in the array for the Formatting command bar.
ReDim Preserve UsedBarList(1)
' Store the settings for the Formatting command bar.
With UsedBarList(1)
.IsVisible = Application.CommandBars(4).Visible
.NameOfCommandBar = Application.CommandBars(4).Name
.Value = 4
End With
' Get space in the array for the drawing command bar.
ReDim Preserve UsedBarList(2)
' Store the settings for the Drawing command bar.
With UsedBarList(2)
.IsVisible = Application.CommandBars(8).Visible
.NameOfCommandBar = Application.CommandBars(8).Name
.Value = 8
End With
' Build the prompt for the message box.
message = "Would you like me to turn ON the following"
message = message & " command bar(s)?" & Chr(13)
' Loop through the three command bars and see whether visible.
For i = 0 To 2
' See whether the command bar is not visible.
If UsedBarList(i).IsVisible = False Then
' Add a space and a tab and the name of command bar.
message = message & Chr(13) & Chr(9)
message = message & UsedBarList(i).NameOfCommandBar
CountVisible = CountVisible + 1
End If
Next i
' See whether the three command bars are visible.
If CountVisible = 0 Then
' The three command bars are visible.
MsgBox "The Standard, Formatting, and Drawing command " _
& " bars are already visible. Disable one or more and run " _
& "the macro again.", vbInformation
End
End If
' Display the message box.
result = MsgBox(message, vbQuestion + vbYesNo)
' Check which button was selected in the message box.
If result = vbNo Then
End
End If
' Turn on the command bars.
For i = 0 To 2
' See whether the command bar is not visible.
If UsedBarList(i).IsVisible = False Then
' Make the command bar visible.
With Application.CommandBars(UsedBarList(i).Value)
.Visible = True
End With
End If
Next i
End Sub
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."
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please
see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions
For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications
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