Q162180: PPT: Sample Code to Assign a Random Animation to all Objects
Article: Q162180
Product(s): Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
Version(s): MACINTOSH:98; WINDOWS:97
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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 finds all objects in the active presentation and applies an
entry custom animation to each one. The macro randomly chooses which animation
effect to apply to each object.
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Sample Visual Basic Procedure
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Sub AnimationRandomizor()
Const NumEffects As Byte = 77
Dim SlideObject As Slide
Dim ShapeObject As Shape
Dim HoldRandomValue As Byte
Dim EffectList(1 To NumEffects) As Long
Dim TotalChanges As Long
' Used for error trapping.
On Error Resume Next
Err.Clear
' Initialize the counters.
TotalChanges = 0
' Set up the Effect list.
SetUpEffectList EffectList()
' Outer loop goes through every slide in the Active presentation.
For Each SlideObject In Application.ActivePresentation.Slides
' Inner loop goes through every shape in the presentation.
For Each ShapeObject In SlideObject.Shapes
With ShapeObject.AnimationSettings
' This property must be set to True for any of the
' other properties of the AnimationSettings object
' to take effect.
.Animate = msoTrue
' Assign a random animation to the object.
Randomize
HoldRandomValue = Int((NumEffects * Rnd) + 1)
' Assign a random animatation to the object.
.EntryEffect = EffectList(HoldRandomValue)
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
MsgBox "An error occured. Try runnning the macro " _
& "again.", vbCritical, "Error"
End If
' Increment the object count.
TotalChanges = TotalChanges + 1
End With
Next ShapeObject
Next SlideObject
' See whether any objects were changed.
If TotalChanges = 0 Then
MsgBox "No objects available. No changes were made " _
& "to the presentation.", vbInformation, "No Objects"
Else
' Set up the message box.
If TotalChanges = 1 Then
MsgBox "One object was given a random custom animation.", _
vbInformation, "Random Custom Animation"
Else
MsgBox "Suscessfully applied a custom animation to all " _
& "objects.", vbInformation, TotalChanges _
& " Objects Animated"
End If
End If
End Sub
' Assign effect constants to the List Array.
Sub SetUpEffectList(ByRef List() As Long)
' Appear
List(1) = ppEffectAppear
' Fly Effects
List(2) = ppEffectFlyFromBottom
List(3) = ppEffectFlyFromBottomLeft
List(4) = ppEffectFlyFromBottomRight
List(5) = ppEffectFlyFromLeft
List(6) = ppEffectFlyFromRight
List(7) = ppEffectFlyFromTop
List(8) = ppEffectFlyFromTopLeft
List(9) = ppEffectFlyFromTopRight
' Blinds Effects
List(10) = ppEffectBlindsHorizontal
List(11) = ppEffectBlindsVertical
' Box Effects
List(12) = ppEffectBoxIn
List(13) = ppEffectBoxOut
' Checkerboard Effects
List(14) = ppEffectCheckerboardAcross
List(15) = ppEffectCheckerboardDown
' Crawl Effects
List(16) = ppEffectCrawlFromDown
List(17) = ppEffectCrawlFromLeft
List(18) = ppEffectCrawlFromRight
List(19) = ppEffectCrawlFromUp
' Dissolve
List(20) = ppEffectDissolve
' Flash Effect
List(21) = ppEffectFlashOnceFast
List(22) = ppEffectFlashOnceMedium
List(23) = ppEffectFlashOnceSlow
' Peek Effect
List(24) = ppEffectPeekFromDown
List(25) = ppEffectPeekFromLeft
List(26) = ppEffectPeekFromRight
List(27) = ppEffectPeekFromUp
' Random Effects
List(28) = ppEffectRandomBarsHorizontal
List(29) = ppEffectRandomBarsVertical
' Spiral
List(30) = ppEffectSpiral
' Split Effects
List(31) = ppEffectSplitHorizontalIn
List(32) = ppEffectSplitHorizontalOut
List(33) = ppEffectSplitVerticalIn
List(34) = ppEffectSplitVerticalOut
' Stretch Effects
List(35) = ppEffectStretchAcross
List(36) = ppEffectStretchDown
List(37) = ppEffectStretchLeft
List(38) = ppEffectStretchRight
List(39) = ppEffectStretchUp
' Strips Effects
List(40) = ppEffectStripsDownLeft
List(41) = ppEffectStripsDownRight
List(42) = ppEffectStripsLeftDown
List(43) = ppEffectStripsLeftUp
List(44) = ppEffectStripsRightDown
List(45) = ppEffectStripsRightUp
List(46) = ppEffectStripsUpLeft
List(47) = ppEffectStripsUpRight
' Swivel
List(48) = ppEffectSwivel
' Wipe Effects
List(49) = ppEffectWipeDown
List(50) = ppEffectWipeLeft
List(51) = ppEffectWipeRight
List(52) = ppEffectWipeUp
' Zoom Effects
List(53) = ppEffectZoomBottom
List(54) = ppEffectZoomCenter
List(55) = ppEffectZoomIn
List(56) = ppEffectZoomInSlightly
List(57) = ppEffectZoomOut
List(58) = ppEffectZoomOutSlightly
' The following effects may not work.
' Uncover Effects
List(59) = ppEffectUncoverDown
List(60) = ppEffectUncoverLeft
List(61) = ppEffectUncoverLeftDown
List(62) = ppEffectUncoverLeftUp
List(63) = ppEffectUncoverRight
List(64) = ppEffectUncoverRightDown
List(65) = ppEffectUncoverRightUp
List(66) = ppEffectUncoverUp
' Cover Effects
List(67) = ppEffectCoverDown
List(68) = ppEffectCoverLeft
List(69) = ppEffectCoverLeftDown
List(70) = ppEffectCoverLeftUp
List(71) = ppEffectCoverRight
List(72) = ppEffectCoverRightDown
List(73) = ppEffectCoverRightUp
List(74) = ppEffectCoverUp
' Cut Effects
List(75) = ppEffectCut
List(76) = ppEffectCutThroughBlack
' Fade
List(77) = ppEffectFade
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
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