PPT: Sample Code to Reset Action Settings

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

   Sub ResetActionSettings()

      Dim SlideObject As Slide
      Dim ShapeObject As Shape
      Dim MouseClickCount As Long
      Dim MouseOverCount As Long
      Dim Total As Long

      ' Initialize the counters.
      MouseClickCount = 0
      MouseOverCount = 0
      Total = 0

      ' 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

            ' See whether object has Mouse click events.
            With ShapeObject.ActionSettings(ppMouseClick)

               ' Reset the object action to none, add 1 to counter.
               If .Action <> ppActionNone Then
                  .Action = ppActionNone
                  MouseClickCount = MouseClickCount + 1
               End If
            End With

            ' See whether object has mouse over events.
            With ShapeObject.ActionSettings(ppMouseOver)

               ' Reset the object action to none.
               If .Action <> ppActionNone Then
                  .Action = ppActionNone
                  MouseOverCount = MouseOverCount + 1
               End If
            End With

         Next ShapeObject

      Next SlideObject

      ' See whether any objects were changed.
      If MouseOverCount = 0 And MouseClickCount = 0 Then
         MsgBox "No objects had mouse events. No changes were made " _
            & "to the presentation.", vbInformation, _
            "No Mouse Events Found"
      Else

         ' This is the total number of objects changed.
         Total = MouseOverCount + MouseClickCount

         ' Set up the message box.
         If Total = 1 Then
            MsgBox "The action settings were successfully reset.", _
               vbInformation, Total & " Object Reset"
         Else
            MsgBox "The action settings were successfully reset.", _
               vbInformation, Total & " Objects Reset"
         End If

      End If

   End Sub