PPT97: GoToSlide Method Uses Custom Show Slide Index (183908)

SYMPTOMS

When you use the following method in a macro, a slide other than the one you expected may appear

   SlideShowWIndows(index).View.GotoSlide x

where x is the index value representing the slide you want to be displayed.

CAUSE

The GotoSlide method makes use of the current slide index. If you are using a custom slide show, the index values for the slides in the show will be used, not their default values.

GotoSlide is a method of the View property and therefore a method of the SlideShowWindows property. The index value of a slide depends entirely on whether or not a custom show is being used. If no custom show is being used, then the SlideShowWindow uses the default index values. However, if a custom show is used, then the SlideShowWindow object must use the index values as defined by the custom show.

WORKAROUND

Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. If you are want to use a custom slide show and the GotoSlide method, use the correct custom show slide index value for the method to work. For example, let's say slide 25 is slide 4 in Custom Show 2. To have the GotoSlide method go to that slide, the code should look like this:

   SlideShowWindows(1).View.GotoSlide 4, msoTrue

Even though it has the slide index value of 25, it is the fourth slide in Custom Show 2. Therefore, you need to reference it that way.

REFERENCES

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