PowerPoint Automation.

[technoknight]

I am into powerpoint automation. I m working on PPT 2002 & 2003 and VB.
I need to display the slideshow in such a way that it comes exactly over the
slide (in the slide edit area). I have been able to start the show in my
desired sized window. But there is a problem. I cannot keep the slideshow
over the slide area. Problem comes if the user changes the size of
panes(outline, slide, notes) and there is another taskpane like the custom
animation or slide layout pane (on the right hand side).
I initially thought that custom animation or the slide layout taskpane was
one of the powerpoint's pane. But, later on I came to know the powerpoint has
got only 3 panes. So, I am not sure what the powerpoint refers the custom
animation pane or the slide layout pane that comes on the right hand side as.
If somehow I can access them I can find the width of that pane and
accordingly adjust the dimensions of my slideshow.

Can anyone, please, help me in this.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Shyam Pillai]

The task pane is just a special command bar object. You cannot perform many
actions like you would with a command bar object but you can perform a query
easily.

With Application.CommandBars("Task Pane")
' Your code here.

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