Microsoft KB Archive/161123

= PPT: Sample Code to Determine the Current View =

Article ID: 161123

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


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

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This article was previously published under Q161123



SUMMARY
This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) that can be used within Microsoft PowerPoint to determine the current view (such as Slide Sorter or Slide View).



MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. In the following sample code, replace the MsgBox calls with your view handle code. Sub SeeView

Dim CurrentView As Single

' Store the current view. CurrentView = ActiveWindow.ViewType

Select Case CurrentView Case ppViewHandoutMaster MsgBox "You are in the Handout Master View."

Case ppViewNotesMaster MsgBox "You are in the Notes Master View."

Case ppViewNotesPage MsgBox "You are in Notes Page View."

Case ppViewOutline MsgBox "You are in Outline View."

Case ppViewSlide MsgBox "You are in Slide View."

Case ppViewSlideMaster MsgBox "You are in Slide Master View."

Case ppViewSlideSorter MsgBox "You are in Slide Sorter View."

Case ppViewTitleMaster MsgBox "You are in Title Master View."

Case Else MsgBox "Invalid Type."

End Select

End Sub

