PPT: 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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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.

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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 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/176476/EN-US/ ) 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 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/163435/EN-US/ ) VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft PowerPoint 98 for Macintosh
Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition

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