Article ID: 162385
Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft PowerPoint 98 for Macintosh
- Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition
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SUMMARY
This article contains Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications sample macros (Sub procedures) that demonstrate how to use the EntryEffect property and lists the constants that you can use with the EntryEffect property. The EntryEffect property can be applied to an object on a slide or to a slide show transition.
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Retrieving the EntryEffect Type
The following sample Visual Basic procedure retrieves the EntryEffect type that is currently applied to an object.
NOTE: If no object is selected when you run this example you will receive a run-time error.
Sub GetEntryEffectFromObject()
' Used to store the EntryEffect type.
Dim lTypeOfEffect As Long
' This is the section of code that retrieves the EntryEffect Type.
With ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange.AnimationSettings
lTypeOfEffect = .EntryEffect
End With
End Sub
The following sample code retrieves the EntryEffect type that is currently applied to a slide. The code loops through all slides in the active presentation and checks the EntryEffect of each one.
Sub GetEntryEffectFromSlide()
Dim sSlideObject As Slide
Dim lTypeOfEffect As Long
' Get the slide show transition EntryEffect property for the slide.
For Each sSlideObject In ActivePresentation.Slides
lTypeOfEffect = sSlideObject.SlideShowTransition.EntryEffect
Next sSlideObject
End Sub
In the example above, the lTypeOfEffect is replaced each time the macro loops with the EntryEffect of the next object. If you want to store the EntryEffect for every slide, make lTypeOfEffect an array.
Setting the EntryEffect Type
The following sample Visual Basic procedure sets the EntryEffect property for a selected object. An object must be selected prior to running this example.
Sub SetEntryEffectForObject()
' Used to store the EntryEffect type.
Dim lTypeOfEffect As Long
' Set the EntryEffect type.
With ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange.AnimationSettings
.EntryEffect = ppEffectFlyFromLeft
End With
End Sub
This example sets the EntryEffect to ppEffectFlyFromLeft. When you run the slide show, the object flys from the left of the screen to its current position on the slide. For a list of the different entry effects you can use, see the "EntryEffect Constants List" section of this article.
The following sample code selects the first slide in your presentation and then sets the EntryEffect for that slide.
Sub SetEntryEffectForSlide()
' Use this to refer to slide 1.
With ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
' Sets the EntryEffect to Checkerboard Across.
.SlideShowTransition.EntryEffect = ppEffectCheckerboardAcross
End With
End Sub
EntryEffect Constants List
You can use the following constants with the EntryEffect property.
Appear:
ppEffectAppear
Fly Effects:
ppEffectFlyFromBottom
ppEffectFlyFromBottomLeft
ppEffectFlyFromBottomRight
ppEffectFlyFromLeft
ppEffectFlyFromRight
ppEffectFlyFromTop
ppEffectFlyFromTopLeft
ppEffectFlyFromTopRight
Blinds Effects:
ppEffectBlindsHorizontal
ppEffectBlindsVertical
Box Effects:
ppEffectBoxInm
ppEffectBoxOut
Checkerboard Effects:
ppEffectCheckerboardAcross
pEffectCheckerboardDown
Crawl Effects:
ppEffectCrawlFromDown
ppEffectCrawlFromLeft
ppEffectCrawlFromRight
ppEffectCrawlFromUp
Dissolve:
ppEffectDissolve
Flash Effects:
ppEffectFlashOnceFast
ppEffectFlashOnceMedium
ppEffectFlashOnceSlow
Peek Effects:
ppEffectPeekFromDown
ppEffectPeekFromLeft
ppEffectPeekFromRight
ppEffectPeekFromUp
Random Effects:
ppEffectRandomBarsHorizontal
ppEffectRandomBarsVertical
ppEffectRandom
Spiral:
ppEffectSpiral
Split Effects:
ppEffectSplitHorizontalIn
ppEffectSplitHorizontalOut
ppEffectSplitVerticalIn
ppEffectSplitVerticalOut
Stretch Effects:
ppEffectStretchAcross
ppEffectStretchDown
ppEffectStretchLeft
ppEffectStretchRight
ppEffectStretchUp
Strips Effects:
ppEffectStripsDownLeft
ppEffectStripsDownRight
ppEffectStripsLeftDown
ppEffectStripsLeftUp
ppEffectStripsRightDown
ppEffectStripsRightUp
ppEffectStripsUpLeft
ppEffectStripsUpRight
Swivel:
ppEffectSwivel
Wipe Effects:
ppEffectWipeDown
ppEffectWipeLeft
ppEffectWipeRight
ppEffectWipeUp
Zoom Effects:
ppEffectZoomBottom
ppEffectZoomCenter
ppEffectZoomIn
ppEffectZoomInSlightly
ppEffectZoomOut
ppEffectZoomOutSlightly
Uncover Effects:
ppEffectUncoverDown
ppEffectUncoverLeft
ppEffectUncoverLeftDown
ppEffectUncoverLeftUp
ppEffectUncoverRight
ppEffectUncoverRightDown
ppEffectUncoverRightUp
ppEffectUncoverUp
Cover Effects:
ppEffectCoverDown
ppEffectCoverLeft
ppEffectCoverLeftDown
ppEffectCoverLeftUp
ppEffectCoverRight
ppEffectCoverRightDown
ppEffectCoverRightUp
ppEffectCoverUp
Cut Effects:
ppEffectCut ppEffectCutThroughBlack
Fade:
ppEffectFade
No Effect:
ppEffectNone
Mixed:
ppEffectMixed
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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