PPT97: Tag Name Always Returned As Upper Case String

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SYMPTOMS

The name of a tag in a Tags collection is returned in uppercase letters, even if you explicitly create the tag in lowercase or mixed case letters. The name of a tag is not case sensitive.

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CAUSE

The Tags object converts the name to upper case when it is created. This behavior is by design.

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

The following Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) creates a tag and formats the returned tag name using title case:

   Sub FormatTagName()

      Dim strTagName As String

      With ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Tags

         ' Create a tag named Priority with a value of Low.
         .Add "Priority", "Low"

         ' Convert the name of the tag to proper (title) case. This
         ' converts the first letter of every word in the string to
         ' uppercase and stores the result in strTagName.
         strTagName = StrConv(.Name(1), vbProperCase)

      End With

      ' Display the name of the tag in a message box.
      MsgBox strTagName

   End Sub

NOTE: This code formats the return value of the tag name. It does not change the case of the tag name, which remains uppercase.

For more information about string procedures, click the Office Assistant in the Visual Basic Editor, type string manipulation click Search, and then click to view any of the string function topics.

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

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REFERENCES

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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