AddMediaObject Method

Microsoft PowerPoint Visual Basic

Creates a media object. Returns a Shape object that represents the new media object.

expression.AddMediaObject(FileName, Left, Top, Width, Height)

expression    Required. An expression that returns a Shapes object.

FileName    Required String. The file from which the media object is to be created. If the path isn't specified, the current working folder is used.

Left   , Top Optional Single. The position (in points) of the upper-left corner of the media object's bounding box relative to the upper-left corner of the document.

Width   , Height Optional Single. The width and height of the media object's bounding box, in points.

Example

This example adds the movie named "Clock.avi" to myDocument.

Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
myDocument.Shapes.AddMediaObject FileName:="C:\WINNT\clock.avi", _
    Left:=5, Top:=5, Width:=100, Height:=100