How to open VBA Macro editor in PowerPoint
In Excel it is straightforward the way to open VBA Editor to edit macros and functions. In PowerPoint you need to do something slightly different. However, it is pretty easy. In PowerPoint 2010 you can...
View ArticleRunning a VBA Macro When a PowerPoint Opens
If you need to start a Macro automatically when a PowerPoint .ppt or .pptx file opens, then here are some tips that can be helpful to accomplish the need. There is a free addin AutoEvents that enables...
View ArticleUsing PowerPoint Scripts & Macros
PowerPoint and other Microsoft Office programs comes with VBA, Visual Basic for Applications. VBA is an implementation of Microsoft’s event-driven programming language Visual Basic 6 and let you run...
View ArticleExcel2PowerPoint: Convert Excel to PowerPoint
Excel to PowerPoint is an interesting open source project available in SourceForge that you can use to convert an Excel spreadsheet into a PowerPoint presentation. The application is bundled inside an...
View ArticleVBA Macro: Rename a Shape Name
Sometimes you’d need to rename a shape object from the default name to any desired name. Especially if you will deal with VBA code in the future and want to use more descriptive names for shapes and...
View ArticleVBA Macro: Save a PowerPoint Presentation To PDF Programmatically
If you need to save a PowerPoint presentation to PDF format programmatically using VBA code, here is a simple macro to do the job. This macro snippet will make possible to save the active presentation...
View ArticleRecord Macro in PowerPoint 2010
Macro recording is a great way to record steps in PowerPoint and other Microsoft Office programs. Unfortunately PowerPoint 2010 has no Macro Recorder (for any reason the team behind PowerPoint decided...
View ArticleHow to Create a PowerPoint 2010 Add-In using VBA with Custom Buttons in the...
This tutorial will give you a better idea how to create your custom PowerPoint 2010 Add-Ins using VBA code and creating a custom toolbar in the ribbon so you can call macros. This kind of add-in let...
View ArticleGet & Save Settings to the Registry using PowerPoint VBA
If you are writing your own macros and VBA code in PowerPoint, especially if you are creating a PowerPoint add-in, sometimes you might find useful to get and save your settings globally. In Windows,...
View ArticleWhat is a Macro?
You might have downloaded an Office template and received a prompt to enable macros. You might also have noticed that the prompt also comes with a warning that enabling macros can be harmful for your...
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