Microsoft KB Archive/159365

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PPT: Sample Code To Add the Path and File Name to Each Slide

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Q159365

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

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SUMMARY
This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) that adds the path and file name to the footer of each slide in a presentation. If you change the name or location of the presentation, you can run the macro again to update the footer.

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure
  Sub UpdatePath

' Macro to add the path and file name to each slide's footer. Dim PathAndName As String Dim FeedBack As Integer

' Place a message box warning prior to replacing footers. FeedBack = MsgBox( _        "This Macro replaces any existing text that appears " & _         "within your current footers " & Chr(13) & _         "with the presentation name and its path. " & _         "Do you want to continue?", vbQuestion + vbYesNo, _         "Warning!")

' If no is selected in the dialog box, quit the macro. If FeedBack = vbNo Then End End If

' Gets the path and file name and converts the string to lowercase. PathAndName = LCase(ActivePresentation.Path & "\" & _        ActivePresentation.Name)

' Checks whether there is a Title Master, and if so, updates the ' path. If ActivePresentation.HasTitleMaster Then With ActivePresentation.TitleMaster.HeadersFooters With .Footer .Text = PathAndName End With End With End If

' Updates the slide master. With ActivePresentation.SlideMaster.HeadersFooters With .Footer .Text = PathAndName End With End With

' Updates the individual slides that do not follow the master. With ActivePresentation.Slides.Range.HeadersFooters With .Footer .Text = PathAndName End With End With

End Sub