DOCUMENT:Q163531  13-MAY-2002  [powerpt]
TITLE   :PPT: Code to Count the Placeholders on the Current Slide
PRODUCT :Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
PROD/VER:MACINTOSH:98; WINDOWS:97
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbcode kbmacro kbProgramming kbdta kbdtacode KbVBA _IK11573

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition 
 - Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows 
 - Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications 
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SUMMARY
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This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro
(Sub procedure) that counts the number of placeholders on the current slide and
then displays the total in a message box.

MORE INFORMATION
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warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. This
article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language being
demonstrated and the tools used to create and debug procedures. Microsoft
support professionals 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 needs. If you have
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   http://www.microsoft.com/partner/referral/

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   http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: The macro counts placeholders only when you are using slide view.

Sample Visual Basic Procedure
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   Sub CountPlaceholders()

         Dim MyShape As shape
         Dim lSlideNumber As Long
         Dim Count As Long

         ' Initialize the counter.
         Count = 0

         ' Check to see whether PowerPoint is in slide view.
         If ActiveWindow.ViewType = ppViewSlide Then

            ' Get the current slide number.
            lSlideNumber = ActiveWindow.Selection.SlideRange.SlideNumber

            ' Loop through all shapes in the current slide.
            For Each MyShape In ActivePresentation.Slides(lSlideNumber).Shapes

               If MyShape.Type = msoPlaceholder Then

                  ' Increment the placeholder counter.
                  Count = Count + 1

               End If

            Next MyShape

            ' Display the total number of placeholders.
            MsgBox "You have " & Count & " placeholder(s) on this slide"

         Else
            MsgBox "You must be in slide view to run this macro.", _
               vbInformation
         End If

      End Sub

REFERENCES
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For more information about creating Visual Basic for Applications macros, click
the Office Assistant in Microsoft PowerPoint, type "how to create a macro"
(without the quotation marks), 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" (without
the quotation marks), 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:

   Q176476 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:

   Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Additional query words: 8.00 ppt8 vba vbe macppt mac_ppt ppt98 powerpt

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Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbPowerPtSearch kbZNotKeyword6 kbPowerPt97 kbPowerPt97Search kbPowerPt98Search kbPowerPt98 kbVBASearch kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : MACINTOSH:98; WINDOWS:97
Hardware          : MAC x86
Issue type        : kbhowto

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