SlideShowTransition.Time Property

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PowerPoint Developer Reference

Sets or returns the time at a given animation point. Read/write.

Syntax

expression.Time

expression   A variable that represents a SlideShowTransition object.

Return Value
Single

Remarks

The value of the Time property can be any floating-point value between 0 and 1, representing a percentage of the entire timeline from 0% to 100%. For example, a value of 0.2 would correspond to a point in time at 20% of the entire timeline duration from left to right.

Example

This example inserts three fill color animation points in the main sequence animation timeline on the first slide.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub BuildTimeLine()

Dim shpFirst As Shape
Dim effMain As Effect
Dim tmlMain As TimeLine
Dim aniBhvr As AnimationBehavior
Dim aniPoint As AnimationPoint

Set shpFirst = ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes(1)
Set tmlMain = ActivePresentation.Slides(1).TimeLine
Set effMain = tmlMain.MainSequence.AddEffect(Shape:=shpFirst, _
    EffectId:=msoAnimEffectBlinds)
Set aniBhvr = tmlMain.MainSequence(1).Behaviors.Add _
    (Type:=msoAnimTypeProperty)

With aniBhvr.PropertyEffect
    .Property = msoAnimShapeFillColor
    Set aniPoint = .Points.Add
    aniPoint.<strong>Time</strong> = 0.2
    aniPoint.Value = RGB(0, 0, 0)
    Set aniPoint = .Points.Add
    aniPoint.<strong>Time</strong> = 0.5
    aniPoint.Value = RGB(0, 255, 0)
    Set aniPoint = .Points.Add
    aniPoint.<strong>Time</strong> = 1
    aniPoint.Value = RGB(0, 255, 255)
End With



End Sub

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