Application.DisplayAlerts Property (PowerPoint)
Sets or returns whether Microsoft PowerPoint displays alerts while running a macro. Read/write.
Syntax
expression .DisplayAlerts
expression A variable that represents an Application object.
Return Value
PpAlertLevel
Remarks
The value of the DisplayAlerts property is not reset once a macro stops running; it is maintained throughout a session. It is not stored across sessions, so when PowerPoint begins, it is reset to ppAlertsNone.
The value of the DisplayAlerts property can be one of these PpAlertLevel constants.
Constant |
Description |
|---|---|
ppAlertsAll |
All message boxes and alerts are displayed; errors are returned to the macro. |
ppAlertsNone |
The default. No alerts or message boxes are displayed. If a macro encounters a message box, the default value is chosen and the macro continues. |
Example
The following line of code instructs PowerPoint to display all message boxes and alerts, returning errors to the macro.
Sub SetAlert
Application.DisplayAlerts = ppAlertsAll
End Sub