Returns a single action setting from the specified ActionSettings collection.
expression.Item(Index)
expression Required. An expression that returns an ActionSettings collection.
Index Required PpMouseActivation. The action setting for a MouseClick or MouseOver event.
| PpMouseActivation can be one of these PpMouseActivation constants. |
| ppMouseClick The action setting for when the user clicks the shape. |
| ppMouseOver The action setting for when the mouse pointer is positioned over the specified shape. |
Returns a single object from the specified collection.
expression.Item(Index)
expression Required. An expression that returns one of the above objects.
Index Required Variant. The name or index number of the single object in the collection to be returned.
Returns a single object from the specified collection.
expression.Item(Index)
expression Required. An expression that returns an AnimationBehaviors collection.
Index Required Long. The index number of the single object in the collection to be returned.
Item method as it applies to the Borders object.
Returns a LineFormat object for the specified border.
expression.Item(BorderType)
expression Required. An expression that returns a Borders collection.
BorderType Required PpBorderType. Specifies which border of a cell or cell range is to be returned.
| PpBorderType can be one of these PpBorderType constants. |
| ppBorderBottom |
| ppBorderDiagonalDown |
| ppBorderDiagonalUp |
| ppBorderLeft |
| ppBorderRight |
| ppBorderTop |
Item method as it applies to the Tags object.
Returns a single tag from the specified Tags collection.
expression.Item(Name)
expression Required. An expression that returns a Tags object.
Name Required String. The name of the single tag in the collection to be returned.
Item method as it applies to the TextStyles object.
Returns a single text style from the specified TextStyles collection.
expression.Item(Type)
expression Required. An expression that returns a TextStyles collection.
Type Required PpTextStyleType. The text style type.
| PpTextStyleType can be one of these PpTextStyleType constants. |
| ppBodyStyle |
| ppDefaultStyle |
| ppTitleStyle |
Remarks
The Item method is the default member for a collection. For example, the following two lines of code are equivalent:
ActivePresentation.Slides.Item(1)
ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
For more information about returning a single member of a collection, see Returning an Object from a Collection.
Example
As it applies to the ActionSettings object.
This example sets shape three on slide one to play the sound of applause and uses the AnimateAction property to specify that the shape's color is to be momentarily inverted when the shape is clicked during a slide show.
With ActivePresentation.Slides.Item(1).Shapes _
.Item(3).ActionSettings.Item(ppMouseClick)
.SoundEffect.Name = "applause"
.AnimateAction = True
End With
As it applies to the RulerLevels object.
This example sets the first-line indent and the hanging indent for outline level one in body text on the slide master for the active presentation.
With ActivePresentation.SlideMaster.TextStyles.Item(ppBodyStyle)
With .Ruler.Levels.Item(1) ' sets indents for level 1
.FirstMargin = 9
.LeftMargin = 54
End With
End With
As it applies to the Shapes object.
This example sets the foreground color to red for the shape named "Rectangle 1" on slide one in the active presentation.
ActivePresentation.Slides.Item(1).Shapes.Item("rectangle 1").Fill _
.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(128, 0, 0)
As it applies to the Tags object.
This example hides all slides in the active presentation that don't have the value "east" for the "region" tag.
For Each s In ActivePresentation.Slides
If s.Tags.Item("region") <> "east" Then
s.SlideShowTransition.Hidden = True
End If
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