AfterEffect Property

Applies To

AnimationSettings object.

Description

Returns or sets a value that indicates whether the specified shape appears dimmed, hidden, or unchanged after it's been built. Can be one of the following PpAfterEffect constants: ppAfterEffectDim, ppAfterEffectHide, ppAfterEffectHideOnClick, ppAfterEffectMixed, or ppAfterEffectNothing (the default value). Read/write Long.

Remarks

You won't see the after effect you set for a shape unless the shape gets animated and at least one other shape on the slide gets animated after it. For a shape to be animated, the TextLevelEffect property of the AnimationSettings object for the shape must be set to something other than ppAnimateLevelNone and the Animate property must be set to True. To change the build order of the shapes on a slide, use the AnimationOrder property.

Example

This example specifies that the title on slide two in the active presentation appear dimmed after the title is built. If the title is the last or only shape to be built on slide two, the text won't be dimmed.

With ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes.Title.AnimationSettings
    .TextLevelEffect = ppAnimateByAllLevels
    .AfterEffect = ppAfterEffectDim
    .Animate = True
End With