My PowerPoint Macros

by Andrew Noske
http://www.andrewnoske.com/

Contents

Introduction
Running Macros
Using these Macros in another PowerPoint document
Problems Running Macros
Using Macros across PowerPoint documents
Attaching/copying Macros in another PowerPoint Doc
Editing Macros
Signing Macros
Final Words

Introduction

This PowerPoint has several useful Macros attached to it.

To access these Macros click:

Tools >> Marco >> Marcos [Alt+F8] (on the toolbar)
From here you can run, edit, create & delete Macros.
TIP: get use to pressing [Alt+F8]

Running Macros
To run Macros:
If not already hit [Alt+F8]
Click the macro you want and
hit Run
WARNING: Generally speaking
you cannot undo macros
(especially in MS Excel) and so
its a good idea to save a
backup before you run a
new/unfamiliar Macro.

Using these Macros in another

PowerPoint document
Instructions:
Make sure this PPT
document is open
Open/create your own PPT
document.
Hit [Alt-F8] in your PPT
document, and click
Macro in: All open
presentations
Select the one you want, hit
Run

Problems Running Macros

Sometimes you may find you cant run
Macros. This is to do with security
settings, and a can be awkward to get
around too.
Easiest way around this is go:
Tools >> Macros >> Security >>
Security Level, change the setting to
Medium and click OK.
Close and reopen PowerPoint before it
takes effect.

A better method is to use/install

certificates you do this under
Trusted Publishers tab to create
you OWN certificate is harder you can
read about it on the Signing Macros
slide, or try Google.

Disabled!

Using Macros across PowerPoint

documents
Unlike MS Excel & MS Word, where you have a place
to store/share Macros across ALL document, you
cannot do the same in PowerPoint.
I recommend writing all your Macros in a single PPT
file (like this one) and open this PPT whenever you
wish to run Macros in another PPT.
However, if you DO want to ATTACH the Macros code
to a different document do the following (next slide)

Attaching/copying Macros in
another PowerPoint Doc
Instructions:
Make sure this PPT document is open
Open/create your own PPT document.
Hit [Alt-F8] in your PPT document, type
Marco name: whatever in and hit Create
The Visual Basic editor will appear.
In the Visual Basic editor, navigate to
PowerPoint_Macros_AN, select all
[Ctrl+A] the code and copy it [Ctrl+C].
Navigate back to your new Module1 select
all [Ctrl+A] and replace your whatever
subroutine with my code.
You can now close the Visual Basic Editor
(it will save automatically) and then close
this PPT document.

Navigate

Paste/edit
code here

Editing Macros
To edit Macros:
Click the macro and hit
Edit
Use the Visual Basic
(VB) window to edit
code.
TIP: Before you
play around read the
instructions at the
top of my code.
Once done, you can
save changes, run the
subroutine you are
editing or just close the
VB window (it will save
automatically)

Save

Run

Signing Macros
If you keep getting warning about Macros you can try using a
digital signature.
STEPS:
1. Go: Start >> Programs >> Microsoft Office >> Tools >> "Digital
Certificate for VBA Projects
This runs a program called SelfCert.exe
(which lives in: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\Cert.exe )

2. For certificate name type something like MyCertificate. Click OK.

You have just created your first digital certificate, and you can use this to
sign VBA Projects.

3. Open the VB editor window and make sure the module/file you want to
sign is open/selected.
To get to here you can shortcut click [Alt+F11] from PowerPoint.

4. Click: Tools >> Digital Signatures >> Choose. Select the certificate you
just created. OK your way out and save your file.

The next time you open this particular file you shouldnt get any
warnings.

Final Words
Visual Basic is a babyish language, but hey Macros
are cool! Macros can save you lots of time doing by
automating repetitive tasks.
Macro implementation in PowerPoint is not so bad, but
actually I cant think of THAT many tasks you wound
want to automate in PowerPoint, so their use here is
limited.
Learning to use Macros in Excel and Word is much
more valuable if you wish to learn Macros start with
those!
Visit http://www.andrewnoske.com/ for more cool stuff.