Article ID: 161202
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 Q161202
SUMMARY
The following article contains two sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macros (Sub procedures). The first sample sets the slide size and the second retrieves the current slide size from PageSetup.
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. Use the following sample code to set the slide size:
Sub SetSlideSize()
' Constant used to make calculating inches easier.
Const PTS As Byte = 72
' Create a presentation with the following dimensions:
' Width : 8 Inches
' Height: 6 Inches
With ActivePresentation.PageSetup
.SlideWidth = 8 * PTS
.SlideHeight = 6 * PTS
End With
End Sub
NOTE: The SlideWidth and SlideHeight property of PageSetup are measured in points. To easily set the height or width in inches, multiply the number of inches by 72.
Use the following sample code to retrieve the current slide height and width:
Sub GetSlideSize()
' Declare the variables to store the slide height and width.
Dim Width As Single
Dim Height As Single
' Retrieve the width and height.
With ActivePresentation.PageSetup
Width = .SlideWidth
Height = .SlideHeight
End With
' Displays a message box with the slide's height and width.
MsgBox "Width is " & (Width / 72) & " inches and Height is " _
& (Height / 72) & " inches."
End Sub
NOTE: Since the SlideWidth and SlideHeight properties are in points, you must divide by 72 to calculate the slide height and width in inches.
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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