Effect.EffectType property (PowerPoint)

Sets or returns an MsoAnimEffect constant that represents an animation effect type. Read/write.

Syntax

expression. EffectType

expression A variable that represents an Effect object.

Return value

MsoAnimEffect

Remarks

The value of the EffectType property can be one of these MsoAnimEffect constants.

msoAnimEffectAppear
msoAnimEffectArcUp
msoAnimEffectAscend
msoAnimEffectBlast
msoAnimEffectBlinds
msoAnimEffectBoldFlash
msoAnimEffectBoldReveal
msoAnimEffectBoomerang
msoAnimEffectBounce
msoAnimEffectBox
msoAnimEffectBrushOnColor
msoAnimEffectBrushOnUnderline
msoAnimEffectCenterRevolve
msoAnimEffectChangeFillColor
msoAnimEffectChangeFont
msoAnimEffectChangeFontColor
msoAnimEffectChangeFontSize
msoAnimEffectChangeFontStyle
msoAnimEffectChangeLineColor
msoAnimEffectCheckerboard
msoAnimEffectCircle
msoAnimEffectColorBlend
msoAnimEffectColorReveal
msoAnimEffectColorWave
msoAnimEffectComplementaryColor
msoAnimEffectComplementaryColor2
msoAnimEffectContrastingColor
msoAnimEffectCrawl
msoAnimEffectCredits
msoAnimEffectCustom
msoAnimEffectDarken
msoAnimEffectDesaturate
msoAnimEffectDescend
msoAnimEffectDiamond
msoAnimEffectDissolve
msoAnimEffectEaseIn
msoAnimEffectExpand
msoAnimEffectFade
msoAnimEffectFadedAscend
msoAnimEffectFadedSwivel
msoAnimEffectFadedZoom
msoAnimEffectFlashBulb
msoAnimEffectFlashOnce
msoAnimEffectFlicker
msoAnimEffectFlip
msoAnimEffectFloat
msoAnimEffectFly
msoAnimEffectFold
msoAnimEffectGlide
msoAnimEffectGrowAndTurn
msoAnimEffectGrowShrink
msoAnimEffectGrowWithColor
msoAnimEffectLighten
msoAnimEffectMediaPause
msoAnimEffectMediaPlay
msoAnimEffectMediaStop
msoAnimEffectPath4PointStar
msoAnimEffectPath5PointStar
msoAnimEffectPath6PointStar
msoAnimEffectPath8PointStar
msoAnimEffectPathArcDown
msoAnimEffectPathArcLeft
msoAnimEffectPathArcRight
msoAnimEffectPathArcUp
msoAnimEffectPathBean
msoAnimEffectPathBounceLeft
msoAnimEffectPathBounceRight
msoAnimEffectPathBuzzsaw
msoAnimEffectPathCircle
msoAnimEffectPathCrescentMoon
msoAnimEffectPathCurvedSquare
msoAnimEffectPathCurvedX
msoAnimEffectPathCurvyLeft
msoAnimEffectPathCurvyRight
msoAnimEffectPathCurvyStar
msoAnimEffectPathDecayingWave
msoAnimEffectPathDiagonalDownRight
msoAnimEffectPathDiagonalUpRight
msoAnimEffectPathDiamond
msoAnimEffectPathDown
msoAnimEffectPathEqualTriangle
msoAnimEffectPathFigure8Four
msoAnimEffectPathFootball
msoAnimEffectPathFunnel
msoAnimEffectPathHeart
msoAnimEffectPathHeartbeat
msoAnimEffectPathHexagon
msoAnimEffectPathHorizontalFigure8
msoAnimEffectPathInvertedSquare
msoAnimEffectPathInvertedTriangle
msoAnimEffectPathLeft
msoAnimEffectPathLoopdeLoop
msoAnimEffectPathNeutron
msoAnimEffectPathOctagon
msoAnimEffectPathParallelogram
msoAnimEffectPathPeanut
msoAnimEffectPathPentagon
msoAnimEffectPathPlus
msoAnimEffectPathPointyStar
msoAnimEffectPathRightTriangle
msoAnimEffectPathSCurve1
msoAnimEffectPathSCurve2
msoAnimEffectPathSineWave
msoAnimEffectPathSpiralLeft
msoAnimEffectPathSpiralRight
msoAnimEffectPathSpring
msoAnimEffectPathSquare
msoAnimEffectPathStairsDown
msoAnimEffectPathSwoosh
msoAnimEffectPathTeardrop
msoAnimEffectPathTrapezoid
msoAnimEffectPathTurnDown
msoAnimEffectPathTurnRight
msoAnimEffectPathTurnUp
msoAnimEffectPathTurnUpRight
msoAnimEffectPathVerticalFigure8
msoAnimEffectPathWave
msoAnimEffectPathZigzag
msoAnimEffectPeek
msoAnimEffectPinwheel
msoAnimEffectPlus
msoAnimEffectRandomBars
msoAnimEffectRandomEffects
msoAnimEffectRiseUp
msoAnimEffectShimmer
msoAnimEffectSling
msoAnimEffectSpin
msoAnimEffectSpinner
msoAnimEffectSpiral
msoAnimEffectSplit
msoAnimEffectStretch
msoAnimEffectStretchy
msoAnimEffectStrips
msoAnimEffectStyleEmphasis
msoAnimEffectSwish
msoAnimEffectSwivel
msoAnimEffectTeeter
msoAnimEffectThinLine
msoAnimEffectTransparency
msoAnimEffectUnfold
msoAnimEffectVerticalGrow
msoAnimEffectWave
msoAnimEffectWedge
msoAnimEffectWheel
msoAnimEffectWhip
msoAnimEffectWipe
msoAnimEffectZip
msoAnimEffectZoom
msoAnimEffectLightSpeed

Example

This example changes an animation effect to a random bar animation.

Sub ChangeEffectType()

    Dim effRandom As Effect

    Set effRandom = ActivePresentation.Slides(1).TimeLine.MainSequence(1)

    effRandom.EffectType = msoAnimEffectRandomBars

End Sub

See also

Effect Object

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