AuthorIndex Property

Microsoft PowerPoint Visual Basic

expression.AuthorIndex

expression    Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

Example

The following example provide information about the authors and their comment indexes for a given slide.

Sub GetCommentAuthorInfo()

    Dim cmtComment As Comment
    Dim strAuthorInfo As String

    With ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
        If .Comments.Count > 0 Then
            For Each cmtComment In .Comments
                strAuthorInfo = strAuthorInfo & "Comment Number:  " & _
                    cmtComment.AuthorIndex & vbLf & _
                    "Made by:  " & cmtComment.Author & vbLf & _
                    "Says:  " & cmtComment.Text & vbLf & vbLf
            Next cmtComment
        End If
    End With

    MsgBox "The comments for this slide are as follows: " & _
        vbLf & vbLf & strAuthorInfo

End Sub