DOCUMENT:Q162709  13-MAY-2002  [powerpt]
TITLE   :PPT: How to Use the AddLine Method
PRODUCT :Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
PROD/VER:MACINTOSH:98; WINDOWS:97
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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 explains how to use the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications
AddLine method to create new lines on your slides.

MORE INFORMATION
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The AddLine method uses the following syntax:

   .AddLine(BeginX, BeginY, EndX, EndY)

NOTE: The data type for all AddLine parameters is single.

AddLine Parameters
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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
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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
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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
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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

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