PPT97: Paste Special Not Available in PowerPoint Object Model
ID: Q164939
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft PowerPoint 97 For Windows
SUMMARY
The Paste Special command is not available within the Microsoft PowerPoint
object model. To emulate a Paste Special command, use an object model, such
as the Microsoft Word object model, that supports the Paste Special
command. This article provides a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for
Applications macro (Sub procedure) that uses the Microsoft Word object
model to emulate the Paste Special command in PowerPoint.
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Before you create the macro, add a reference to the object models for Word
and PowerPoint, using these steps:
- Start the Visual Basic Editor. On the Tools menu, point to Macros,
and then click Visual Basic Editor.
- On the Tools menu, click References.
- In the References - VBAProject dialog box, click to select the
following two options from the Available References list:
Microsoft PowerPoint 8.0 Object Library
Microsoft Word 8.0 Object Library
- Click OK.
NOTE: This VB code requires that Word and PowerPoint are running.
Create the following macro:
Sub PowerPointPasteSpecial()
On Error Resume Next
Err.Clear
Dim MyDoc As Word.Document
Dim lSlideNum As Long
'Copies the current selection in PowerPoint to the clipboard.
'If nothing is selected a run-time error will occur.
PowerPoint.ActiveWindow.Selection.Copy
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
MsgBox "Nothing is selected or not in a valid view.", _
vbExclamation, "Invalid Selection"
End
End If
'Get the current slide number.
lSlideNum = ActiveWindow.Selection.SlideRange.SlideNumber
'Creates a new document in Word.
Set MyDoc = Word.Documents.Add()
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
MsgBox "Word is not running or available. Start Word and " _
& "run the macro again.", vbExclamation, "Word Not Running"
End
End If
'Pastes the information on the Clipboard into the Word document as
'an Enhanced Metafile. If the information on the Clipboard is text
'you receive a run-time error. Text does not support pasting as
'a metafile.
Word.ActiveWindow.Selection.PasteSpecial _
DataType:=wdPasteEnhancedMetafile
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
MsgBox "Object information not on the Clipboard. Select an object " _
& "in PowerPoint and run the macro again." & Chr(13) & Chr(13) _
& "Having text information in the clipboard would cause this" _
& " problem.", vbExclamation, "Incorrect Data In Clipboard"
End
End If
'Copies the object, which is now an enhanced metafile to Clipboard.
Word.ActiveWindow.Selection.Copy
'Pastes the metafile onto the PowerPoint slide.
PowerPoint.ActivePresentation.Slides(lSlideNum).Shapes.Paste
'Close the document without saving changes.
MyDoc.Close (wdDoNotSaveChanges)
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
Additional query words:
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Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto