identify slide with ActiveX control

Question

Hi,

I have a PowerPoint presentation which opens with the following error:

 “Some controls on this presentation can’t be activated. They might not be registered on this computer”

Checking the file for issues with "Inspect Document" confirms that Macros, forms or ActiveX controls were found.  Checking for Macros with the Developer tab shows no Macros are in the presentation.  Thus, there is an outdated ActiveX control buried somewhere in the 40 odd slides.  However, I cannot immediately find it. 

Is there any way to get a slide-by-slide report of ActiveX controls or other way to determine which slide the ActiveX control is on?

Thanks,

Russell

Answer 1

Hi Russell

The first thing to try is to press Alt + F11 to go to the Visual Basic editor.

Look for a folder in your presentation's VBA project called "Microsoft PowerPoint Objects"

Under that, each slide with an ActiveX control should be listed.

Or try this wee bit of VBA:

Sub LocateActiveX()

    Dim oSld As Slide

    Dim oShp As Shape

    For Each oSld In ActivePresentation.Slides

        For Each oShp In oSld.Shapes

            If oShp.Type = msoOLEControlObject Then

                MsgBox "ActiveX object found on slide " & oSld.SlideIndex

            End If

        Next

    Next

End Sub

Answer 2

Thanks Steve

Folder "Microsoft PowerPoint Objects" didn't exist, so that wasn't an option.

Code snippet worked great though.

R

Answer 3

No, because it it didn't address my original question.

Answer 4

Hi  Russell,

Have you checked the information above? Can you find the slide that contains the ActiveX control?

Thanks,

Tina

Answer 5

Hi  Russell,

You may go to File > Options > Trust Center > Active X Settings to change its settings,

For more information, please check Enable or disable ActiveX settings in Office files.

Thanks,

Tina