PPT2000: Sample Code to Display the Selection Type

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SUMMARY

This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) that demonstrates how to use the PpSelectionType constants. These constants can be used to obtain the selection type.


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NOTE: The following macro examples only work from within the PowerPoint application. Visual Basic for Applications macros are not supported by the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q230746 PPT: Viewer: Presentation Macros Don't Run

Sample Visual Basic Procedure


   Sub MySelection()

      ' Use to store a ppSelectionType.
      Dim WhatIsSelected As Long

      ' Obtain the PpSelectionType constant.
      WhatIsSelected = ActiveWindow.Selection.Type

      ' Display a message box indicating the current selection type.
      Select Case WhatIsSelected
         Case ppSelectionNone
            MsgBox "Nothing is selected."
         Case ppSelectionSlides
            MsgBox "A slide is selected."
         Case ppSelectionShapes
            MsgBox "A shape is selected."
         Case ppSelectionText
            MsgBox "Text or a Text Box is selected."
         Case Else
            MsgBox "An error occurred."
      End Select


   End Sub
The following table shows the PpSelectionType constants and their values.

Property Value
ppSelectionNone 0
ppSelectionSlides 1
ppSelectionShapes 2
ppSelectionText 3


PpSelectionType constants are read-only long values, they cannot be modified.


REFERENCES

For more information about using the sample code in this article, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

Additional query words: 9.00 ppt9 vba vbe ppt2k powerpt vba2k ppt9.0 ppt2000 program programming 


Keywords          : kbcode kbmacro kbprg kbdta kbdtacode kbpptvba 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: July 14, 1999