How to get shape's name into a variable for work, upon mouse click, w/VBA?

[Dave N]

I've tried a number of different ways of doing this using
code examples that I've searched, but I can't seem to get
the hang of it yet. Any help is greatly appreciated.

There are 36 autoshape action buttons on the main slide.
They are named 1-36.

During the pesentation, upon clicking that shape, I'd like
to run a sub that would assign the Val of shape.name to a
variable as int. That variable would then be used to GoTo
the slide with that same number. I would also have the
option to make the shape invisible once returning to the
main slide.

How can I grab that shape name when the shape is mouse-
clicked during the presentation?
Thanks!

 

[Clare]

I haven't tried this in a slideshow, but this works for me
otherwise.... strName = ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange
(1).Name

Hope this helps.

 

[Shyam Pillai]

Hi Dave,
How to determine which shape was clicked?
http://www.mvps.org/skp/ppt00040.htm#2

 

[Dave N]

Thank you Shyam!
I am studying your tic tac toe sample as well.
It is great!

 

[Dave N]

Thank you. 'ActiveWindow.Selection.' doesn't seem to work
in the slide show view.

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

You might also check out the examples on my Web site, especially example
8.10 (click on Examples by Chapter and Chapter 8):

http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

I think it was Shyam who taught me how to do this.

--David


David M. Marcovitz, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/