Article ID: 161123
Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft PowerPoint 98 for Macintosh
- Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition
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
REFERENCES
For more information about creating Visual Basic for Applications macros, click the Office Assistant in Microsoft PowerPoint, type how to create a macro, click Search, and then click to view "Create a macro in Visual Basic Editor."
For more information about running Visual Basic for Applications macros, click the Office Assistant in Microsoft PowerPoint, type how to run a macro, click Search, and then click to view "Run a macro."
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions
For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications
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