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Timing.TriggerShape Property

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PowerPoint Developer Reference

Sets or returns a Shape object that represents the shape associated with an animation trigger. Read/write.

Syntax

expression.TriggerShape

expression   A variable that represents a Timing object.

Return Value
Shape

Example

The following example adds two shapes to a slide, adds an animation to a shape, and begins the animation when the other shape is clicked.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub AddShapeSetTiming()
    Dim effDiamond As Effect
    Dim shpRectangle As Shape
    Set shpOval = _
      ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes. _
      AddShape(Type:=msoShapeOval, Left:=400, Top:=100, Width:=100, Height:=50)
    Set shpRectangle = ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes.  _
      AddShape(Type:=msoShapeRectangle, Left:=100, Top:=100, Width:=50, Height:=50)
    Set effDiamond = ActivePresentation.Slides(1).TimeLine. _
      InteractiveSequences.Add().AddEffect(Shape:=shpRectangle,  _
      effectId:=msoAnimEffectPathDiamond, trigger:=msoAnimTriggerOnShapeClick)
    
    With effDiamond.Timing
        .Duration = 5
        .TriggerShape = shpOval
    End With
End Sub

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