PPT2000: Sample Code to Retrieve the Fonts Used in a Presentation (222732)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000

This article was previously published under Q222732

SUMMARY

This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) that retrieves the names of all fonts used in the active presentation and displays the font list in a message box.

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

   Sub GetFontsInPresentation()

      ' Dimension the variables.
      Dim ofont As font
      Dim strPrompt As String
      Dim count As Long

      ' Initialize the counter.
      count = 0

      ' Loop through every font in the presentation.
      For Each ofont In ActivePresentation.Fonts
         count = count + 1

         ' Get the name of the font and add it to strPrompt.
         strPrompt = strPrompt & count & ") " & ofont.Name & Chr(13)
      Next ofont

      ' Display the font list.
      MsgBox strPrompt, vbInformation, "Font List"

   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


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/11/2006
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