Q161202: PPT: Sample Code to Retrieve or Set Slide Size

Article: Q161202
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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The following article contains two sample Microsoft Visual Basic for
Applications macros (Sub procedures). The first sample sets the slide size and
the second retrieves the current slide size from PageSetup.

MORE INFORMATION
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Use the following sample code to set the slide size:

     Sub SetSlideSize()

        ' Constant used to make calculating inches easier.
        Const PTS As Byte = 72

        ' Create a presentation with the following dimensions:
        ' Width : 8 Inches
        ' Height: 6 Inches
        With ActivePresentation.PageSetup
           .SlideWidth = 8 * PTS
           .SlideHeight = 6 * PTS
        End With

     End Sub

NOTE: The SlideWidth and SlideHeight property of PageSetup are measured in
points. To easily set the height or width in inches, multiply the number of
inches by 72.

Use the following sample code to retrieve the current slide height and width:

    Sub GetSlideSize()

        ' Declare the variables to store the slide height and width.
        Dim Width As Single
        Dim Height As Single

        ' Retrieve the width and height.
        With ActivePresentation.PageSetup
           Width = .SlideWidth
           Height = .SlideHeight
        End With

        ' Displays a message box with the slide's height and width.
        MsgBox "Width is " & (Width / 72) & " inches and Height is " _
           & (Height / 72) & " inches."

     End Sub

NOTE: Since the SlideWidth and SlideHeight properties are in points, you must
divide by 72 to calculate the slide height and width in inches.

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 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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