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Timing.TriggerDelayTime Property

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PowerPoint Developer Reference

Sets or returns the delay, in seconds, from when an animation trigger is enabled. Read/write.

Syntax

expression.TriggerDelayTime

expression   A variable that represents a Timing object.

Return Value
Single

Example

The following example adds a shape to a slide, adds an animation to the shape, and instructs the shape to begin the animation three seconds after it is clicked.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub AddShapeSetTiming()

Dim effDiamond As Effect
Dim shpRectangle As Shape

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:=shpRectangle, effectId:=msoAnimEffectPathDiamond)

With effDiamond.Timing
    .Duration = 5
    .TriggerShape = shpRectangle
    .TriggerType = msoAnimTriggerOnShapeClick
    .<strong>TriggerDelayTime</strong> = 3
End With



End Sub

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