PPT2000: Sample VB Code That Inserts Title Slide and Title Text (222757)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000

This article was previously published under Q222757

SUMMARY

This article provides a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) that inserts a new slide based on the Title Slide AutoLayout at the end of the active presentation, and then inserts the title text.

NOTE: The sample code is designed to run from a presentation editing session or from a slide show.

MORE INFORMATION

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

   Sub AddTitleSlide()

      ' Change this string to the title you want to use for your slide.
      Const stringMyTitle As String = "This is a Title"

      Dim slideObject As Slide
      Dim longSlideCount As Long

      ' Determine how many slides are in the presentation.
      longSlideCount = ActivePresentation.Slides.Count

      With ActivePresentation.Slides

         ' Insert a slide at the end of the presentation using the Title
         ' Slide AutoLayout.
         Set slideObject = .Add(longSlideCount + 1, ppLayoutTitleOnly)

      End With

      ' Inserts the text you want to use for the title.
      slideObject.Shapes.Title.TextFrame.TextRange.Text = stringMyTitle

   End Sub
				

REFERENCES

For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles


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