PPT: Sample VB Code to Reverse Order of Slides (162175)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q162175

SUMMARY

This article provides a sample Visual Basic macro (Sub procedure) that reverses the order of all slides within the active presentation. After you run the macro, the slides will be ordered back to front. To restore the slides to their original order, rerun the macro.

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

   Sub ReverseSlideOrder()

      Dim lNumberOfSlides As Long
      Dim x As Long

      ' Determine how many slides are in the presentation.
      lNumberOfSlides = ActivePresentation.Slides.Count

      ' Check if more than one slide.
      If lNumberOfSlides = 1 Then

         ' Not enough slides to flip.
         ' Display a message and exit the macro.
         MsgBox "There is only one slide in " _
           & "your presentation.", vbExclamation, _
           "One Slide Available"
         End
       Else

         ' More than two slides selected.
         For x = 1 To lNumberOfSlides - 1

            ' Reorder the slides.
            ActivePresentation.Slides(lNumberOfSlides).Cut
            ActivePresentation.Slides.Paste x
         Next x
      End If

   End Sub

REFERENCES

For more information about creating Visual Basic for Applications macros, click the Office Assistant in Microsoft PowerPoint, type how to create a macro 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, 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:

176476 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:

163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/11/2006
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