PPT2000: Sample VB Code to Retrieve Summary Properties (222774)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000

This article was previously published under Q222774

SUMMARY

This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) that demonstrates how to retrieve the text from the Summary Tab of the properties dialog box. After retrieving the text, the macro prints the information to the Immediate/Debug window.

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

   Sub GetSummaryProperties()

      ' Array used to store the summary properties.
      Dim SummaryProperties(1 To 9) As String

      With ActivePresentation.BuiltInDocumentProperties

         ' Get the Title.
         SummaryProperties(1) = .Item("Title").Value

         ' Get the Subject.
         SummaryProperties(2) = .Item("Subject").Value

         ' Get the Author.
         SummaryProperties(3) = .Item("Author").Value

         ' Get the Manager.
         SummaryProperties(4) = .Item("Manager").Value

         ' Get the Company.
         SummaryProperties(5) = .Item("Company").Value

         ' Get the Category.
         SummaryProperties(6) = .Item("Category").Value

         ' Get the Keywords.
         SummaryProperties(7) = .Item("Keywords").Value

         ' Get the Comments.
         SummaryProperties(8) = .Item("Comments").Value

         ' Get the Hyperlink Base.
         SummaryProperties(9) = .Item("Hyperlink Base").Value

      End With

      ' Display the properties in the Immediate window.
      ' To display the Immediate window:
      '    Click Immediate window on the View menu
      Dim i As Integer
      For i = 1 To 9

         ' Loop through the nine properties on the Summary tab.
         Debug.Print SummaryProperties(i)
      Next i

      MsgBox "To see the results, open the " _
         & "Immediate Window in the Visual Basic Editor." _
         , vbInformation, "Macro Completed"

   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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