PPT: Sample VB Code that Inserts Title Slide and Title Text (162612)

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 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:

176476 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:

163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications