(4 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
Loading...This article is not about creating your own macros or scripts to automate PowerPoint. However, if you just want to run any macros or scripts that a friend or colleague shares, then you are on the right page. You can also get many scripts from our PowerPoint VBA Snippets page.
Follow these steps to get started:
- Make sure you have a script ready — you can download some scripts here.
- Open an existing presentation, or create a new one in PowerPoint. Then press Alt + F11 to access the Microsoft Visual Basic interface that you can see in Figure 1.
- Choose the Insert | Module option, as shown in Figure 2.
- This opens a new module window on the right side of the interface. Copy your VBA code source, and paste it here, as shown in Figure 3.
- Now you need to run this script as a macro from within PowerPoint. To do that, first exit the Visual Basic interface by choosing the File | Close and Return to PowerPoint option.
- Now the steps you take differ depending on the version of PowerPoint you are using: Enable Developer Tab in the Ribbon in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows Enable Developer Tab in the Ribbon in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows Enable Developer Tab in the Ribbon in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows Enable Developer Tab in the Ribbon in PowerPoint 2007 for Windows
- Once you have enabled the Developer tab of the Ribbon, access this tab and click the Macro button to bring up the Macro dialog box that you can see in Figure 4. All scripts within the active presentation will be displayed here. Select the script you want to run, and click the Run button.
Figure 1: The Visual Basic interface
Figure 2: Insert a module
Figure 3: The pasted script
Figure 4: The Macro dialog box
Versions before PowerPoint 2007: Choose Tools | Macros | Macro option to bring up the same dialog box that you saw in Figure 4. Then select the script you want to run, and click the Run button.
Remember, some scripts may do nothing at all unless you have something selected on the slide before you run them!
Tip from Steve Rindsberg: You can store many, many macros/scripts/routines in a single PowerPoint file and as long as you have it open along with any other files, you can access the macros as described.
You May Also Like: Create an Add-in With Toolbars That Run Macros (PPT FAQ by Steve Rindsberg)
Related Posts
When you’re running a slide show in Microsoft PowerPoint, a few well-chosen shortcut keys can make you feel like a seasoned pro. Forget fumbling with ...
Learn how you can install fonts temporarily to work on a one-time project or task.So what you can do is you can use a product that I have found which ...
PowerPoint is an amazing program not only because it's a great way to communicate and share ideas with others, but also because it can take content fr...
Did you receive a PowerPoint presentation, and now you have been asked to make edits to the PowerPoint slides within Google Slides? Why? It could be t...