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I am using a Macro I found (on a tutorial - I found 2 different ones that I tried and both failed) to change the FPS when I export the presentation into a movie file format "mov"/"mp4". When I run the Macro, an error window pops with the following message: Microsoft Visual Basic Compile error: Method or data member not found When the message pops up, it highlights ".CreateVideoStatus".
Then, after I close the error message, a yellow arrow pops up next to the top line that says "Sub PowerPointVideo()" I am having the worst time trying to figure out what the issue is. Please help!
Sub PowerPointVideo()
If ActivePresentation.CreateVideoStatus <> ppMediaTaskStatusInProgress Then
ActivePresentation.CreateVideo FileName:=Environ(“USERPROFILE”) & “\Dekstop\MyPowerpointVideo.mp4”, _
UseTimingsAndNarrations:=True, _
VertResolution:=2160, _
FramesPerSecond:=120, _
Quality:=100
Else: MsgBox "There is another conversion to video in progress"
End If
End Sub
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Answer accepted by question author
Which version of PowerPoint are you using? CreateVideo is not available on the Mac version.
Answer accepted by question author
Environ("USERPROFILE") is Windows-only, which is why the macro can't find the file. You're also using Windows-style path separators () instead of Mac (/)
Ron de Bruin has a web site with many tips for working with VBA under macOS. Here's his page on finding special folders using AppleScript. Though his focus is Excel, a lot of VBA information applies to Word and PowerPoint as well.
If this macro is to run on Windows as well as Mac, then learning to use conditional compilation is a must: Test if it is a Mac or a Windows Machine Differentiate between Office for Mac versions at compile time You can use conditional compilation to create a PathSeparator constant in PowerPoint that works like the command found in Word VBA. Then you don't have to worry which way the slash slants.
Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac Version 16.25; Office 365 Subscription