Applies To
Assistant object, Balloon object.
Description
Returns or sets the animation action for the Office Assistant. When this property is applied to the Assistant object, the Assistant is animated immediately (if the Assistant is visible). When this property is applied to the Balloon object, the Assistant is animated only while the balloon is displayed. Read/write Long.
Can be one of the following MsoAnimationType constants:
msoAnimationAppear
msoAnimationBeginSpeaking
msoAnimationCharacterSuccessMajor
msoAnimationCheckingSomething
msoAnimationDisappear
msoAnimationEmptyTrash
msoAnimationGestureDown
msoAnimationGestureLeft
msoAnimationGestureRight
msoAnimationGestureUp
msoAnimationGetArtsy
msoAnimationGetAttentionMajor
msoAnimationGetAttentionMinor
msoAnimationGetTechy
msoAnimationGetWizardy
msoAnimationGoodbye
msoAnimationGreeting
msoAnimationIdle
msoAnimationListensToComputer
msoAnimationLookDown
msoAnimationLookDownLeft
msoAnimationLookDownRight
msoAnimationLookLeft
msoAnimationLookRight
msoAnimationLookUp
msoAnimationLookUpLeft
msoAnimationLookUpRight
msoAnimationPrinting
msoAnimationSaving
msoAnimationSearching
msoAnimationSendingMail
msoAnimationThinking
msoAnimationWorkingAtSomething
msoAnimationWritingNotingSomething
Remarks
Clippit is the default Assistant, and msoAnimationIdle is the default animation type for the Assistant.
Depending on the selected Assistant, setting the Animation property may or may not result in any obvious animation. However, all MsoAnimationType constants are valid for all Assistants.
The following MsoAnimationType constants represent animations that repeat the specified action until the Assistant is dismissed, or until the Animation property is reset with another animation.
msoAnimationCheckingSomething
msoAnimationGetArtsy
msoAnimationGetTechy
msoAnimationSaving
msoAnimationSearching
msoAnimationThinking
msoAnimationWorkingAtSomething
msoAnimationWritingNotingSomething
See Also
Assistant object, FileName property, Visible property.
Example
This example displays the Office Assistant in a specific location, and it sets several options before making the Assistant visible.
With Assistant
.Reduced = True
.Move xLeft:= 400, yTop:= 300
.MoveWhenInTheWay = True
.TipOfDay = True
.Visible = True
.Animation = msoAnimationGreeting
End With