Item Method

Item method as it applies to the ActionSettings object.

Returns a single action setting from the specified ActionSettings collection.

expression.Item(Index)

*expression   * Required. An expression that returns an ActionSettings collection.

PpMouseActivation

PpMouseActivation can be one of these PpMouseActivation constants.

ppMouseClick The action setting for when the user clicks the shape.

ppMouseOver The action setting for when the mouse pointer is positioned over the specified shape.

Item method as it applies to the AddIns, CanvasShapes, Designs, DiagramNodeChildren, DiagramNodes, Fonts, GroupShapes, NamedSlideShows, Presentations, ShapeNodes, ShapeRange, Shapes, SlideRange, and Slides objects.

Returns a single object from the specified collection.

expression.Item(Index)

*expression   * Required. An expression that returns one of the above objects.

Index   Required Variant. The name or index number of the single object in the collection to be returned.

Item method as it applies to the AnimationBehaviors, AnimationPoints, CellRange, ColorSchemes, Columns, Comments, DocumentWindows, ExtraColors, Hyperlinks, ObjectVerbs, Panes, Placeholders, PrintRanges, PublishObjects, Rows, RulerLevels, Sequence, Sequences, SlideShowWindows, TabStops, and TextStyleLevels objects.

Returns a single object from the specified collection.

expression.Item(Index)

*expression   * Required. An expression that returns an AnimationBehaviors collection.

Index   Required Long. The index number of the single object in the collection to be returned.

Item method as it applies to the Borders object.

Returns a LineFormat object for the specified border.

expression.Item(BorderType)

*expression   * Required. An expression that returns a Borders collection.

PpBorderType

PpBorderType can be one of these PpBorderType constants.

ppBorderBottom

ppBorderDiagonalDown

ppBorderDiagonalUp

ppBorderLeft

ppBorderRight

ppBorderTop

Item method as it applies to the Tags object.

Returns a single tag from the specified Tags collection.

expression.Item(Name)

*expression   * Required. An expression that returns a Tags object.

Name   Required String. The name of the single tag in the collection to be returned.

Item method as it applies to the TextStyles object.

Returns a single text style from the specified TextStyles collection.

expression.Item(Type)

*expression   * Required. An expression that returns a TextStyles collection.

PpTextStyleType

PpTextStyleType can be one of these PpTextStyleType constants.

ppBodyStyle

ppDefaultStyle

ppTitleStyle

Remarks

The Item method is the default member for a collection. For example, the following two lines of code are equivalent:

ActivePresentation.Slides.Item(1)
ActivePresentation.Slides(1)

For more information about returning a single member of a collection, see Returning an Object from a Collection .

Example

As it applies to the ActionSettings object.

This example sets shape three on slide one to play the sound of applause and uses the AnimateAction property to specify that the shape's color is to be momentarily inverted when the shape is clicked during a slide show.

With ActivePresentation.Slides.Item(1).Shapes _
        .Item(3).ActionSettings.Item(ppMouseClick)
    .SoundEffect.Name = "applause"
    .AnimateAction = True
End With

As it applies to the RulerLevels object.

This example sets the first-line indent and the hanging indent for outline level one in body text on the slide master for the active presentation.

With ActivePresentation.SlideMaster.TextStyles.Item(ppBodyStyle)
    With .Ruler.Levels.Item(1) ' sets indents for level 1
        .FirstMargin = 9
        .LeftMargin = 54
    End With
End With

As it applies to the Shapes object.

This example sets the foreground color to red for the shape named "Rectangle 1" on slide one in the active presentation.

ActivePresentation.Slides.Item(1).Shapes.Item("rectangle 1").Fill _
    .ForeColor.RGB = RGB(128, 0, 0)

As it applies to the Tags object.

This example hides all slides in the active presentation that don't have the value "east" for the "region" tag.

For Each s In ActivePresentation.Slides
    If s.Tags.Item("region") <> "east" Then
        s.SlideShowTransition.Hidden = True
    End If
Next

Applies to | ActionSettings Collection Object | AddIns Collection Object | AnimationBehaviors Collection | AnimationPoints Collection | Borders Collection Object | CellRange Collection Object | ColorSchemes Collection Object | Columns Collection Object | Comments Collection | Designs Collection | DiagramNodeChildren Collection | DiagramNodes Collection | DocumentWindows Collection Object | ExtraColors Object | Fonts Collection Object | GroupShapes Collection Object | Hyperlinks Collection Object | NamedSlideShows Collection Object | ObjectVerbs Object | Panes Collection Object | Placeholders Collection Object | Presentations Collection Object | PrintRanges Collection Object | PublishObjects Collection Object | Rows Collection Object | RulerLevels Collection Object | Sequence Collection | Sequences Collection | ShapeNodes Collection Object | ShapeRange Collection Object | Shapes Collection Object | SlideRange Collection Object | Slides Collection Object | SlideShowWindows Collection Object | TabStops Collection Object | Tags Object | TextStyleLevels Collection Object | TextStyles Collection Object

See Also | Item Method