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Q161123: PPT: Sample Code to Determine the Current View

Article: Q161123
Product(s): Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
Version(s): MACINTOSH:98; WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbcode kbmacro kbProgramming kbdta kbdtacode KbVBA _IK11573
Last Modified: 13-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition 
- Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows 
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications 
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SUMMARY
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This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro
(Sub procedure) that can be used within Microsoft PowerPoint to determine the
current view (such as Slide Sorter or Slide View).

MORE INFORMATION
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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. For more
information about Microsoft Certified Partners, please visit the following
Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/partner/referral/

For more information about the support options that are available and about how
to contact Microsoft, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

In the following sample code, replace the MsgBox calls with your view handle
code.

     Sub SeeView()

        Dim CurrentView As Single

        ' Store the current view.
        CurrentView = ActiveWindow.ViewType

        Select Case CurrentView
           Case ppViewHandoutMaster
              MsgBox "You are in the Handout Master View."

           Case ppViewNotesMaster
              MsgBox "You are in the Notes Master View."

           Case ppViewNotesPage
              MsgBox "You are in Notes Page View."

           Case ppViewOutline
              MsgBox "You are in Outline View."

           Case ppViewSlide
              MsgBox "You are in Slide View."

           Case ppViewSlideMaster
              MsgBox "You are in Slide Master View."

           Case ppViewSlideSorter
              MsgBox "You are in Slide Sorter View."

           Case ppViewTitleMaster
              MsgBox "You are in Title Master View."

           Case Else
              MsgBox "Invalid Type."

        End Select

     End Sub

REFERENCES
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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 vba vbe

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Keywords          : kbcode kbmacro kbProgramming kbdta kbdtacode KbVBA _IK11573 
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbPowerPtSearch kbZNotKeyword6 kbPowerPt97 kbPowerPt97Search kbPowerPt98Search kbPowerPt98 kbVBASearch kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : MACINTOSH:98; WINDOWS:97
Hardware          : MAC x86
Issue type        : kbhowto

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