Reading PowerPoint Animation Effects Using VBA

Question

I work with PowerPoint VBA and understand most of the things.

What I'm struggling with is reading the effect / animation settings for each object.

I think I can get a lot of what I need through Powerpoint.ActivePresentation.Slides(slide_id).TimeLine.MainSequence(seq_num)

What bothers me is how to convert a numerical value Powerpoint.ActivePresentation.Slides(slide_id).TimeLine.MainSequence(seq_num).EffectTypeinto an effect (so search for a table of values ​​for effects, or perhaps a CONST table).

In addition, how to read all the different levels of effects (such as input or accent, etc.) is really confusing. not to mention that I can’t wrap my head around the timeline (it seems that this is not a very timeline).

Can someone point me to any good articles or documentation that discuss how to read effects and animations correctly and fully?

Answer 1

If you have specific code that can demonstrate what happens in comparison to what you need, it may be more useful in determining what doesn't suit you. As far as I can tell, you're looking for a way to see the constants for EffectType values, is that right? Have you tried the object EffectInformation?

Here are some good animation primers in general:

MSDN:

• Creating Animated Funnels in PowerPoint 2002 and PowerPoint 2003 (Part 1)
• Creating Animated Funnels in PowerPoint 2002 and PowerPoint 2003 (Part 2)

MVP Article

• - PowerPoint 2002/2003 - I ( II )

, PowerPoint 2002 2010 , / 2002 .