Article ID: 162709
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 Q162709
SUMMARY
This article explains how to use the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications AddLine method to create new lines on your slides.
MORE INFORMATION
The AddLine method uses the following syntax:
.AddLine(BeginX, BeginY, EndX, EndY)
NOTE: The data type for all AddLine parameters is single.
AddLine Parameters
The AddLine method has four parameters:
BeginX The X coordinate (in points) for the starting point of the
line. The coordinate is relative to the top left corner of the
slide.
BeginY The Y coordinate (in points) for the starting point of the
line. The coordinate is relative to the top left corner of
the slide.
EndX The X coordinate (in points) for the ending point of the
line. The position is relative to the bottom left corner of
the slide.
EndY The Y coordinate (in points) for the ending point of the
line. The position is relative to the bottom left corner of
the slide.
Creating Lines
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. The following sample Visual Basic procedure draws a horizontal line across the middle of the first slide in a presentation.
Sub DrawHorizontalLine()
Dim longHeight As Long
Dim longWidth As Long
' Get the slide height and width.
longHeight = ActivePresentation.PageSetup.SlideHeight
longWidth = ActivePresentation.PageSetup.SlideWidth
With ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes
' Create the line.
.AddLine 0, (longHeight \ 2), longWidth, (longHeight \ 2)
End With
End Sub
The following sample Visual Basic procedure draws a vertical line down the middle of the first slide in a presentation.
Sub DrawVerticalLine()
Dim longHeight As Long
Dim longWidth As Long
' Get the slide height and width.
longHeight = ActivePresentation.PageSetup.SlideHeight
longWidth = ActivePresentation.PageSetup.SlideWidth
With ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes
' Create the line.
.AddLine (longWidth \ 2), 0, (longWidth \ 2), longHeight
End With
End Sub
The following sample Visual Basic procedure draws two diagonal lines. The diagonal lines form an X on the first slide in a presentation.
Sub DrawDiagonalLines()
Dim longHeight As Long
Dim longWidth As Long
' Get the slide height and width.
longHeight = ActivePresentation.PageSetup.SlideHeight
longWidth = ActivePresentation.PageSetup.SlideWidth
With ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes
' Create line from top left to bottom right.
.AddLine 0, 0, longWidth, longHeight
' Create line from top right to bottom left.
.AddLine longWidth, 0, 0, longHeight
End With
End Sub
Using the Return Value
The AddLine method returns a reference to a shape that you created. You can use the reference to modify the properties of the line.
The following sample Visual Basic procedure uses the return value to change the line color and weight.
Sub ChangeLineColor()
Dim longHeight As Long
Dim longWidth As Long
Dim MyLine As Shape
' Get the slide height and width.
longHeight = ActivePresentation.PageSetup.SlideHeight
longWidth = ActivePresentation.PageSetup.SlideWidth
With ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes
' Get the return value and create the line.
Set MyLine = .AddLine(100, 100, 300, 100)
' Change line weight to 50 point.
MyLine.Line.Weight = 50
' Change line color to red.
MyLine.Line.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 0, 0)
End With
End Sub
NOTE: Because the AddLine method returns an object, use the Set command to get the returned shape reference.
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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