Microsoft KB Archive/222753

= PPT2000: Sample Visual Basic Code to Insert a Background Image =

Article ID: 222753

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q222753





SUMMARY
This article provides a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro example that adds a picture to the first slide in the active presentation, sizes the picture to the same size as the slide and sends the picture to the background.



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. NOTE: The following macro examples work only in PowerPoint. Visual Basic for Applications macros are not supported by the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:NOTE: This macro may result in image distortion unless the bitmap is the same size as the slide.

Sample Visual Basic Procedure
Sub MakePictureFullScreen

' Specify the path to graphic file. Const strFileName As String = "c:\win95\setup.bmp"

' Specify the slide on which you want to place the graphic. Const lngSlideNumber As Long = 1

' Store the shape reference. Static shapePicture As Shape

' Store slide height and width. Dim lngHeight As Long Dim lngWidth As Long

' Get the slide height and width. lngHeight = ActivePresentation.PageSetup.SlideHeight lngWidth = ActivePresentation.PageSetup.SlideWidth

' Add the picture. With ActivePresentation.Slides(lngSlideNumber).Shapes

Set shapePicture = .AddPicture(strFileName, _                                       msoFalse, _                                        msoTrue, _                                        0, 0, _                                        lngWidth, _                                        lngHeight) End With

' Send the picture to the back. shapePicture.ZOrder msoSendToBack

End Sub

