Resources on PowerPoint Programming and VBA

Created: Friday, March 20, 2009, posted by Geetesh Bajaj at 11:13 am

Do you want to take the plunge and get started with programming in PowerPoint? Perhaps you want to run a macro someone else created for you? Or you dream to create a full-blown add-in that millions can use? These programming resources will help you. But before we give you a list, wish you all the best!

Here are some resources about PowerPoint programming.

MVP and Expert Sites

Steve Rindsberg’s PowerPoint FAQ provides plenty of geeky info on VBA use.

Shyam Pillai’s site contains detailed PowerPoint VBA specifics.

OfficeOne’s VBA section explores VBA in Microsoft Office.

Resources from Microsoft

Getting Started with VBA in PowerPoint 2010 is a good introduction to Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows. Yes, that is an old version, but the page is still a good resource to get started.

Microsoft also has a page on PowerPoint’s object model (VBA reference).

Microsoft’s VBA reference is for PowerPoint 2013 and later versions.

PowerPoint Programming Resources
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