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NOTE: The following macro examples work only in PowerPoint. Visual Basic for Applications macros are not supported by the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
The WindowState property stores information about the window, such as
if the window is maximized, minimized, or normal. Two types of windows
use the WindowState property: ActiveWindow (the presentation) and
Application (PowerPoint). The following constants are used to describe the
different window states.
WindowState Constants
The WindowState can be one of the following three ppWindowState constants:
Name of Constant Description
---------------- -----------
ppWindowMaximized Specifies that the window is maximized.
ppWindowMinimized Specifies that the window is minimized.
ppWindowNormal Specifies the window is neither maximized nor
minimized.
Retrieving a WindowState
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NOTE: The following macro examples work only in PowerPoint. Visual Basic for Applications macros are not supported by the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
The following sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications code retrieves
the current WindowState of the ActiveWindow and the application.
Sub GetWindowState()
' WindowState property is a long.
Dim lPowerPointWindowState As Long
Dim lActiveWindowState As Long
' Retrieve the application window state.
lPowerPointWindowState = PowerPoint.Application.WindowState
' Retrieve the active window's window state.
lActiveWindowState = ActiveWindow.WindowState
End Sub
The WindowState property is a Long data type. The two variables
(lPowerPointWindowState and lActiveWindowState) are declared as Longs.
NOTE: The lower case "l" is used at the beginning of the variable names to indicate that they are the Long data type.
Setting a WindowState
The following Visual Basic example sets a WindowState for the ActiveWindow
and for PowerPoint.
Sub SetWindowState()
' Minimizes the active presentation.
ActiveWindow.WindowState = ppWindowMinimized
' Maximizes PowerPoint.
PowerPoint.Application.WindowState = ppWindowMaximized
End Sub
NOTE: You can only set the WindowState of a presentation that is currently the ActiveWindow.
To determine whether a WindowState is in a particular state, you can add the following code to your macro:
If ActiveWindow.WindowState <> ppWindowMinimized Then
ActiveWindow.WindowState = ppWindowMinimized
End If
This code example changes the WindowState only if the ActiveWindow is
not already minimized. If the ActiveWindow is minimized, the code continues
after the End If statement.