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Timing.Duration Property

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PowerPoint Developer Reference

Returns or sets the length of an animation in seconds. Read/write.

Syntax

expression.Duration

expression   A variable that represents a Timing object.

Return Value
Single

Example

The following example adds a shape and an animation to that shape, then sets its animation duration.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub AddShapeSetTiming()

Dim effDiamond As Effect
Dim shpRectangle As Shape

'Adds shape and sets animation effect
Set shpRectangle = ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes _
    .AddShape(Type:=msoShapeRectangle, Left:=100, _
    Top:=100, Width:=50, Height:=50)
Set effDiamond = ActivePresentation.Slides(1).TimeLine.MainSequence _
   .AddEffect(Shape:=sh, effectId:=msoAnimEffectPathDiamond)

'Sets duration of effect
effDiamond.Timing.<strong>Duration</strong> = 5



End Sub

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