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Sub TotalTimes()

Dim oSld As Slide
Dim strMessage As String
Dim lngTotalTime As Long

For Each oSld In ActivePresentation.Slides
strMessage = strMessage _
& CStr(oSld.SlideNumber) _
& vbTab _
& CStr(oSld.SlideShowTransition.AdvanceTime) _
& vbCrLf
lngTotalTime = lngTotalTime + oSld.SlideShowTransition.AdvanceTime
Next oSld

' Comment these out if you don't want to see them
MsgBox strMessage
MsgBox ("Total time: " & CStr(lngTotalTime))

' And if you want to write the results to a text file:
Dim FileNum As Integer
Dim FileName As String

' Edit this to suit, especially if you use a Mac:
FileName = "C:\temp\slidetimings.txt"

FileNum = FreeFile()
Open FileName For Output As FileNum
Print #FileNum, strMessage
Print #FileNum, "Total time: " & CStr(lngTotalTime)
Close #FileNum
' view the file in notepad
Call Shell("Notepad.exe " & FileName, vbNormalFocus)
' or if you use a mac, comment that out and open the file in any text editor you like

End Sub

See How do I use VBA code in PowerPoint? to learn how to use this example code.


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Last update 09 September, 2006