ActionSetting.Action Property (PowerPoint)
Returns or sets the type of action that will occur when the specified shape is clicked or the mouse pointer is positioned over the shape during a slide show. Read/write.
Syntax
expression .Action
expression A variable that represents an ActionSetting object.
Return Value
Long
Remarks
The Action property value can be one of the following PpActionType constants.
ppActionEndShow |
ppActionFirstSlide |
ppActionHyperlink |
ppActionLastSlide |
ppActionLastSlideViewed |
ppActionMixed |
ppActionNamedSlideShow |
ppActionNextSlide |
ppActionNone |
ppActionOLEVerb |
ppActionPlay |
ppActionPreviousSlide |
ppActionRunMacro |
ppActionRunProgram |
You can use the Action property in conjunction with other properties of the ActionSetting object, as shown in the following table.
If you set the Action property to this value |
Use this property |
To do this |
|---|---|---|
ppActionHyperlink |
Set properties for the hyperlink that will be followed in response to a mouse action on the shape during a slide show. |
|
ppActionRunProgram |
Return or set the name of the program to run in response to a mouse action on the shape during a slide show. |
|
ppActionRunMacro |
Return or set the name of the macro to run in response to a mouse action on the shape during a slide show. |
|
ppActionOLEVerb |
Set the OLE verb that will be invoked in response to a mouse action on the shape during a slide show. |
|
ppActionNamedSlideShow |
Set the name of the custom slide show that will run in response to a mouse action on the shape during a slide show. |
Example
This example sets shape three (an OLE object) on slide one in the active presentation to be played when the mouse passes over it during a slide show.
With ActivePresentation.Slides(1) _
.Shapes(3).ActionSettings(ppMouseOver)
.ActionVerb = "Play"
.Action = ppActionOLEVerb
End With