PPT2000: Sample Code to Display the Selection Type (222790)

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

   Sub MySelection()

      ' Use to store a ppSelectionType.
      Dim WhatIsSelected As Long

      ' Obtain the PpSelectionType constant.
      WhatIsSelected = ActiveWindow.Selection.Type

      ' Display a message box indicating the current selection type.
      Select Case WhatIsSelected
         Case ppSelectionNone
            MsgBox "Nothing is selected."
         Case ppSelectionSlides
            MsgBox "A slide is selected."
         Case ppSelectionShapes
            MsgBox "A shape is selected."
         Case ppSelectionText
            MsgBox "Text or a Text Box is selected."
         Case Else
            MsgBox "An error occurred."
      End Select


   End Sub
				

The following table shows the PpSelectionType constants and their values.

Property	Value
ppSelectionNone	0
ppSelectionSlides	1
ppSelectionShapes	2
ppSelectionText	3

PpSelectionType constants are read-only long values, they cannot be modified.