PPT2000: Sample Macro to Insert a Customized Slide (243735)

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

Sub InsertSlideFromFile()
    ' skip to error section if there is an error
    On Error GoTo Error_Message

    ' get the active slide index
    i = ActiveWindow.View.Slide.SlideIndex     

    ' Inserts a slide from the file into the active presentation
    ' NOTE: Just replace the <Your presentation here> with the full
    ' path and file name of your source presentation
    ActivePresentation.Slides.InsertfromFile "<Your presentation here>", i

    End 

Error_Message:

    ' An Error Occurred
    MsgBox "You must have at least one slide existing in your presentation. 
    Please add a new slide and try again.", vbExclamation + vbOKOnly, "You
    do not have an active slide!"

End Sub
				

For additional information about how to assign this macro to a template instead of a presentation file, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For additional information about how to create a toolbar button to activate this macro, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: