PPT2000: Cannot Display Built-in Dialog Boxes by Using PowerPoint Object Model

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This article was previously published under Q222701

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SYMPTOMS

You cannot use the PowerPoint object model to display the Microsoft PowerPoint built-in dialog boxes.

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CAUSE

The PowerPoint object model does not expose objects to control built-in dialog boxes.

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Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers 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 requirements. NOTE: The following macro examples work only in PowerPoint. Visual Basic for Applications macros are not supported by the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: As an alternative, you can use the SendKeys statement to gain limited control of dialog boxes. SendKeys sends the specified keystrokes to the operating system, as if you typed them using the keyboard.

NOTE: You may experience unexpected results if PowerPoint is not the active window when you run this code.

   Sub ShowFileOpen()
      ' This procedure displays the Open dialog box by
      ' sending the CTRL+o keystrokes to the active window.
      SendKeys "^o"
   End Sub

   Sub ShowFileNew()
      ' This procedure displays the New dialog box by
      ' sending CTRL+n keystrokes to the active window.
      SendKeys "^n"
   End Sub

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MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word expose objects to manipulate dialog boxes that are internal to the program, such as Open and New. PowerPoint does not expose the functionality of any internal dialog boxes.

The PowerPoint object model includes a hidden class called Dialogs. The hidden Dialogs class is used internally by PowerPoint in the creation of user forms.

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REFERENCES

For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212536 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/212536/EN-US/ ) OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

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