ActionSetting.Action property (PowerPoint)

Returns or sets the type of action that will occur when the specified shape is clicked or the mouse pointer is positioned over the shape during a slide show. Read/write.

Syntax

expression.Action

expression A variable that represents an ActionSetting object.

Return value

Long

Remarks

The Action property value can be one of the PpActionType constants.

Use the Action property in conjunction with other properties of the ActionSetting object, as shown in the following table.

If you set the Action property to this value	Use this property	To do this
ppActionHyperlink	Hyperlink	Set properties for the hyperlink that will be followed in response to a mouse action on the shape during a slide show.
ppActionRunProgram	Run	Return or set the name of the program to run in response to a mouse action on the shape during a slide show.
ppActionRunMacro	Run	Return or set the name of the macro to run in response to a mouse action on the shape during a slide show.
ppActionOLEVerb	ActionVerb	Set the OLE verb that will be invoked in response to a mouse action on the shape during a slide show.
ppActionNamedSlideShow	SlideShowName	Set the name of the custom slide show that will run in response to a mouse action on the shape during a slide show.

Example

This example sets shape three (an OLE object) on slide one in the active presentation to be played when the mouse passes over it during a slide show.

With ActivePresentation.Slides(1) _
    .Shapes(3).ActionSettings(ppMouseOver)

        .ActionVerb = "Play"
        .Action = ppActionOLEVerb

End With

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