PPT2002: Run-time Error -2147024809 When You Attempt to Change Views with Visual Basic for Applications (285305)

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, you can add code to your macro to trap this function and change the view back to the previous view. To create a sample macro of this sort, follow these steps:

1. Start PowerPoint and then create a new presentation.
2. Click Tools, point to Macro, and then click Visual Basic Editor (or press ALT+F11).
3. Type or paste the following code in the module:

   Sub A()
       NewViewType = 11
       ' 11 = Thumbnails, change this to change view
       
       On Error Resume Next
       Err.Clear
       
       OldViewType = ActiveWindow.ViewType
       ' Save the current view type to revert to if there is an error.
       
       ActiveWindow.ViewType = NewViewType
       If Err.Number = -2147024809 Then
           'Thumb-type view
           ActiveWindow.ViewType = OldViewType
       ElseIf Err.Number = -2147188160 Then
           'Title master view without a title master
           ActiveWindow.ViewType = OldViewType
       End If
   End Sub
   					

4. Click anywhere in the code of subprocedure A, and then on the Run menu, click Run Sub/UserForm.

You can change the NewViewType variable to different valid view types ranging from 1 to 12.

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