PPT: Sample Code to Name a Slide

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   Sub NameSlide()

      ' Declare the variables.
      Dim SlideCount, CurrentView As Long
      Dim Changed As Boolean
      Dim Answer As Integer

      ' Code for error trapping.
      On Error Resume Next
      Err.Clear

      ' Count the slides in the presentation.
      SlideCount = ActivePresentation.Slides.Count

      ' Add a new slide to the end of the presentation.
      With ActivePresentation.Slides

         ' Change the name of the slide to My New Slide.
         ' You can name the slide anything you like. You can even
         ' assign the Name property to a string variable.
         .Add(SlideCount + 1, ppLayoutBlank).Name = "My New Slide"

         ' If slide name exists, an error will occur.
         If Err.Number <> 0 Then
            SlideCount = ActivePresentation.Slides.Count
            ActivePresentation.Slides.Range(Array(SlideCount)).Select
            ActiveWindow.Selection.SlideRange.Delete
            MsgBox "The slide name is already being used."
            End
         End If
      End With

      ' Save the current view.
      CurrentView = ActiveWindow.ViewType

      ' Change to slide view.
      If CurrentView <> ppViewSlide Then
         ActiveWindow.ViewType = ppViewSlide
         Changed = True
      Else
         Changed = False
      End If

      ' This code changes the background of the slide called My New Slide.
      With ActivePresentation.Slides("My New Slide")

         ' Stop the slide from following the master.
         .FollowMasterBackground = False

         ' Change the background color.
         With .Background.Fill
            .PresetGradient msoGradientDiagonalDown, 1, msoGradientFog
         End With

      End With

      ' Restore the original view if needed.
      If Changed = True Then

         Answer = MsgBox("Do you want to restore your original view? " _
            , vbQuestion + vbYesNo)

         ' If the answer is yes...
         If Answer = vbYes Then
            ' ...restore the view.
            ActiveWindow.ViewType = CurrentView
         End If
      End If
   End Sub