PowerPoint does not include any automatic macro support
which are available in Excel & Word. The only ones available are
Auto_Open & Auto_Close macros. However these fire automatically
provided they are within an add-in.
PowerPoint 2000 introduces application
level
events. Taking advantage of it, it's possible to create our own bunch of
automatic macros which get fired. This add-in does just that. It
executes the following macros, if present, in a presentation (Please note
the declarations).
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Sub Auto_Open() - Gets executed immediately
after the presentation is opened.
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Sub Auto_Close() - Gets executed prior to the
presentation is closed.
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Sub Auto_Print() - Gets executed prior to the
presentation being printed.
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Sub Auto_ShowBegin()
- Gets executed when the show begins.
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Sub Auto_ShowEnd()
- Gets executed when the show ends.
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Sub Auto_NextSlide(Index as
Long) - Gets
executed before the slideshow moves onto the next slide. Index
represents the SlideIndex of the Slide about to be displayed.
Note 1: The automatic macros are executed
regardless of the mode of operation - manual or thru automation. What it
means is that whether you open a presentation manually or with Presentations.Open method, if it contains a Auto_Open macro, it will be executed.
Note 2: This add-in will fail under PowerPoint
97.
Disclaimer:
All of the files available in this download are provided
as-is, without any warranty or support. All use of this utility is at
your own risk. The add-in has been tested with PowerPoint 2000 (with
SR-1 & without SR-1) where appropriate. This does not guarantee that
they will work on your machine.
Licensing Policy:
This add-in is provided as FREEWARE. You may use and
adapt this utilities for your own individual projects. It is NOT distributable.
You CANNOT bundle it with other individual/commercial applications
without the prior consent of the author. You may not include this utility
in any shareware or freeware catalogues, books, articles or periodicals
without the written permission of the author. If you have any comments
about this page, or the files herein, please send an email to
Shyam
Pillai
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