DOCUMENT:Q161134 13-MAY-2002 [powerpt] TITLE :PPT: Sample Code to Control Word from a PowerPoint Macro PRODUCT :Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows PROD/VER:MACINTOSH:98; WINDOWS:97 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbcode kbinterop kbmacro kbProgramming kbdta kbdtacode KbVBA _IK11573 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition - Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows - Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) you can use as a starting point to control the Microsoft Word object model from within a Microsoft PowerPoint procedure. MORE INFORMATION ================ Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied 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 limited programming experience, you may want to contact a Microsoft Certified Partner or the Microsoft fee-based consulting line at (800) 936-5200. 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If bWordRunning = False Then Set oWord = CreateObject("Word.Application.8") ' Check to see whether the Word object was created. If Err.Number <> 0 Then ' CreateObject failed. ' Enter code to handle object creation error. End If End If ' If Word is not running, make it visible. If bWordRunning = False Then oWord.Visible = True End If ' Creates a new document and adds the text "Hello World." oWord.Documents.Add oWord.Selection.Text = "Hello World!" 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" (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: 97 8.00 kbmacro ppt8 ppt97 winword word97 macppt mac_ppt ppt98 98 powerpt vba ====================================================================== Keywords : kbcode kbinterop kbmacro kbProgramming kbdta kbdtacode KbVBA _IK11573 Technology : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbWordSearch kbWordMacSearch kbPowerPtSearch kbWord98Search kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbPowerPt97 kbZNotKeyword2 kbPowerPt97Search kbPowerPt98Search kbPowerPt98 kbZNotKeyword3 kbWord98 Version : MACINTOSH:98; WINDOWS:97 Hardware : MAC x86 Issue type : kbhowto ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 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