Start Property

Microsoft PowerPoint Visual Basic

ShowStart property as it applies to the PrintRange object.

Returns the number of the first slide in the range of slides to be printed. Read-only Integer.

expression.Start

expression    Required. An expression that returns one of the above objects.

ShowStart property as it applies to the TextRange object.

Returns the position of the first character in the specified text range relative to the first character in the shape that contains the text. Read-only Long.

expression.Start

expression    Required. An expression that returns one of the above objects.

Example

ShowAs it applies to the PrintRange object.

This example displays a message that indicates the starting and ending slide numbers for print range one in the active presentation.

With ActivePresentation.PrintOptions.Ranges
    If .Count > 0 Then
        With .Item(1)
            MsgBox "Print range 1 starts on slide " & .Start & _
                " and ends on slide " & .End
        End With
    End If
End With