Article ID: 165369
Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q165369
SUMMARY
This article provides a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) that searches a presentation for linked OLE objects and changes the linked source of these objects to a single source document that you specify.
MORE INFORMATION
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Sample Visual Basic Procedure
'This macro loops through the presentation from the first slide to 'the last and searches each slide for linked OLE objects. Once the 'object has been found it is set to a new source document. This 'macro can only change the source document to a single new source 'document, though with some modifications, it could be expanded to 'compare an existing source document to a list, and then make 'substitutions based on matches found. Sub LinkSourceReplace() Dim i As Integer Dim k As Integer ' Set a for loop to go from slide 1 to the last slide in the ' presentation. For i = 1 To ActivePresentation.Slides.Count ' Select the slide based on the index value. With ActivePresentation.Slides(i) ' Loop through all the objects on the slide. For k = 1 To .Shapes.Count ' Use only shapes on the slide. With .Shapes(k) ' If the shape's type is an OLE object then... If .Type = msoLinkedOLEObject Then ' Change the path to new source and set the update ' type to Automatic. With .LinkFormat .SourceFullName = "c:\my documents\document.doc" .AutoUpdate = ppUpdateOptionAutomatic End With End If End With Next k End With Next i 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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