Article ID: 161246
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 Q161246
SUMMARY
This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual for Applications macro (Sub procedure) that brings up the Office Assistant and then prompts you to make a selection. Five different animation choices are available. Once a radio button is clicked, the Assistant performs the animation. This code can be used as a starting point for creating Help systems with Microsoft Office.
MORE INFORMATION
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Sample Visual Basic Procedure
Sub GetInput()
' Declare variables.
Dim AssistantName As String
Dim IsVisible As Boolean
Dim Result As Byte
Dim ball as Balloon
' For error trapping.
On Error Resume Next
Err.Clear
' Get the name of the current assistant.
AssistantName = Assistant.Name
' If the Assistant is not visible make visible.
If Assistant.Visible = False Then
Assistant.Visible = True
IsVisible = False
Else
IsVisible = True
End If
' Create a balloon for the assistant.
Set Ball = Assistant.NewBalloon
With Ball
' Add heading and question.
.Heading = "Hi! I Am " & AssistantName
.text = "Which Animation would you like me to perform?"
' Add radio button choices for animation selection.
.Labels(1).text = "Appear"
.Labels(2).text = "Disappear"
.Labels(3).text = "Empty Trash"
.Labels(4).text = "Artsy"
.Labels(5).text = "Thinking"
' Sets the BalloonType Property.
.BalloonType = msoBalloonTypeButtons
' Make the balloon modal, this is the default.
.Mode = msoModeModal
' Add a cancel button to the balloon, OK is default.
.Button = msoButtonSetCancel
End With
' Loop until cancel is selected.
Do
' Show the Balloon
Result = Ball.Show
' If Cancel button selected, end the macro.
If Err <> 0 Then
' If the assistant was not visible close the assistant.
If IsVisible = False Then
Assistant.Visible = False
Else
' Set to idle.
Assistant.Animation = msoAnimationIdle
End If
End
End If
' Perform the animation.
Select Case Result
Case 1
Assistant.Animation = msoAnimationAppear
Case 2
Assistant.Animation = msoAnimationDisappear
Case 3
Assistant.Animation = msoAnimationEmptyTrash
Case 4
Assistant.Animation = msoAnimationGetArtsy
Case 5
Assistant.Animation = msoAnimationThinking
Case Else
MsgBox "An Error Occurred"
End
End Select
' Update the heading.
Ball.Heading = "Please Make a Selection"
Loop
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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