POWERPOINT MACROS - Format selected text

Question

I want to format a selected text in a Textbox, so I came up with the folowing code:

Application.ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange(TextBox2.Text).TextFrame.TextRange.Font.Bold = msoTrue

The problem is that it says that there is no currently active window. I know more or less why, but I don't know how I can fix this problem. Will be very happy if someone could help me!

Answer 1

I want ONLY to apply the bold to the selected text.

Answer 2

I think you've already posted in stack trace where I replied. You can select text in slide show only if it is a activex control. If you are using a text control then you can bold all of the text and not a selection. To be able to bold only specific blocks of text make use of the RichTextBox control.

Answer 3

Are you trying to format selected text in an ActivX textbox in slide show mode? (This is the only way I can see there being no ActiveWindow)

I don't think you will be able to do this. 

If that's what you are trying to do this will bold all the text but not just selected text in an ActivX textbox named TextBox2

Sub BoldMe()

Dim osld As Slide

Set osld = SlideShowWindows(1).View.Slide

osld.Shapes("TextBox2").OLEFormat.Object.Font.Bold = True

End Sub