Timing.TriggerType Property (PowerPoint)

Represents the trigger that starts an animation. Read/write.

Syntax

expression .TriggerType

expression A variable that represents a Timing object.

Return Value

MsoAnimTriggerType

Remarks

The value of the TriggerType property can be one of these MsoAnimTriggerType constants. The default is msoAnimTriggerOnPageClick.

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.

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 
        .TriggerType = msoAnimTriggerWithPrevious
        .TriggerDelayTime = 3 
    End With 
 
End Sub

See Also

Concepts

Timing Object Members

Timing Object