Q161989: PPT: Sample VB Code to Retrieve Summary Properties

Article: Q161989
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 demonstrates how to retrieve the text from the Summary Tab
of the properties dialog box. After retrieving the text, the macro prints the
information to the Immediate/Debug window.

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The GetSummaryProperties macro displays its results in the Immediate/Debug
window. To view the output, click Immediate Window on the View menu.

Sample Visual Basic Procedure
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    Sub GetSummaryProperties()

        ' Array used to store the summary properties.
        Dim SummaryProperties(1 To 9) As String

        With ActivePresentation.BuiltInDocumentProperties

           ' Get the Title.
           SummaryProperties(1) = .Item("Title").Value

           ' Get the Subject.
           SummaryProperties(2) = .Item("Subject").Value

           ' Get the Author.
           SummaryProperties(3) = .Item("Author").Value

           ' Get the Manager.
           SummaryProperties(4) = .Item("Manager").Value

           ' Get the Company.
           SummaryProperties(5) = .Item("Company").Value

           ' Get the Category.
           SummaryProperties(6) = .Item("Category").Value

           ' Get the Keywords.
           SummaryProperties(7) = .Item("Keywords").Value

           ' Get the Comments.
           SummaryProperties(8) = .Item("Comments").Value

           ' Get the Hyperlink Base.
           SummaryProperties(9) = .Item("Hyperlink Base").Value

        End With

        ' Display the properties in the Immediate window.
        ' To display the Immediate window:
        '    Click Immediate window on the View menu
        Dim i As Integer
        For i = 1 To 9

           ' Loop through the nine properties on the Summary tab.
           Debug.Print SummaryProperties(i)
        Next i

        MsgBox "To see the results, open the " _
           & "Immediate Window in the Visual Basic Editor." _
           , vbInformation, "Macro Completed"

     End Sub

REFERENCES
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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: 8.00 kbmacro ppt8 vba vbe macppt mac_ppt ppt98 98 powerpt

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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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