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Powerpoint create slides for animations while retaining slide numbers
Option Explicit
Sub AddElements()
Dim shp As Shape
Dim i As Integer, n As Integer
n = ActivePresentation.Slides.Count
For i = 1 To n
Dim s As Slide
Set s = ActivePresentation.Slides(i)
s.SlideShowTransition.Hidden = msoTrue
Dim max As Integer: max = AnimationElements(s)
Dim k As Integer, s2 As Slide
For k = 1 To max
Set s2 = s.Duplicate(1)
s2.Name = "AutoGenerated: " & s2.SlideID
s2.SlideShowTransition.Hidden = msoFalse
Dim oshp As Shape
With s2.Shapes
Set oshp = .AddTextbox(msoTextOrientationHorizontal, 10, 10, 100, 50)
oshp.TextFrame.TextRange.Font.Name = "Arial"
oshp.TextFrame.TextRange.Font.Size = 12
oshp.TextFrame.TextRange.InsertAfter "" & i
End With
s2.MoveTo ActivePresentation.Slides.Count
Dim i2 As Integer, h As Shape
Dim Del As New Collection
For i2 = s2.Shapes.Count To 1 Step -1
Set h = s2.Shapes(i2)
If Not IsVisible(s2, h, k) Then Del.Add h
Next
Dim j As Integer
For j = s.TimeLine.MainSequence.Count To 1 Step -1
s2.TimeLine.MainSequence.Item(1).Delete
Next
For j = Del.Count To 1 Step -1
Del(j).Delete
Del.Remove j
Next
Next
Next
End Sub
'is the shape on this slide visible at point this time step (1..n)
Function IsVisible(s As Slide, h As Shape, i As Integer) As Boolean
'first search for a start state
Dim e As Effect
IsVisible = True
For Each e In s.TimeLine.MainSequence
If e.Shape Is h Then
IsVisible = Not (e.Exit = msoFalse)
Exit For
End If
Next
'now run forward animating it
Dim n As Integer: n = 1
For Each e In s.TimeLine.MainSequence
If e.Timing.TriggerType = msoAnimTriggerOnPageClick Then n = n + 1
If n > i Then Exit For
If e.Shape Is h Then IsVisible = (e.Exit = msoFalse)
Next
End Function
'How many animation steps are there
'1 for a slide with no additional elements
Function AnimationElements(s As Slide) As Integer
AnimationElements = 1
Dim e As Effect
For Each e In s.TimeLine.MainSequence
If e.Timing.TriggerType = msoAnimTriggerOnPageClick Then
AnimationElements = AnimationElements + 1
End If
Next
End Function
Sub RemElements()
Dim i As Integer, n As Integer
Dim s As Slide
n = ActivePresentation.Slides.Count
For i = n To 1 Step -1
Set s = ActivePresentation.Slides(i)
If s.SlideShowTransition.Hidden = msoTrue Then
s.SlideShowTransition.Hidden = msoFalse
ElseIf Left$(s.Name, 13) = "AutoGenerated" Then
s.Delete
End If
Next
End Sub
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