Toolbar-Buttons with colors

[George]

Hi

I have to rebuild an existing add-in (.ppa), which creates
a toolbar that helps to assign a certain color to an element
on a slide.

Each button of this existing add-in shows the (RGB-)
color on it. How is this done? There are no additional
grafics; the add-in is a stand-alone solution.

Has somebody an idea, how I can create such a tool-
bar with "RGB-colored" buttons?

PS: Only the coloring of the buttons is my problem, not
the code which runs when they are activated.

Thanks for any help. Maybe a .ppa can be reconverted
to a .ppt?

Best Regards, George

 

[Chirag]

Hi George,

The CommandBarButton object has a Picture property that is an IPictureDisp.
You can use any Image object on a UserForm and get its Picture to assign to
this Picture property of CommandBarButton.

You also get the Windows GDI Handle to this Picture property of
CommandBarButton. That is useful with Windows API to draw stuff on.

- Chirag

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http://officeone.mvps.org/powershow/powershow.html

 

[George]

Dear Steve

Many Thanks. Build on your recommendations I was able
to build a toolbar as given before.

One last thing. When I Start with ...

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Presentations.Add WithWindow:=msoFalse
ActivePresentation.Slides.Add(Index:=1, Layout:=ppLayoutBlank).SlideID
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.... a new slide is added to the open, allready existing presentation and
when I close the "ActivePresentation", the Active Windows closes (not
the invisible presentation).

I think, I do someting wrong when opening a slide in the invisible
presentation
and closing this presentation again in the end. Can you help? Thanks a lot.

Best Regards, George

 

[Chirag]

Look at the following link:
http://officeone.mvps.org/vba/setbuttoncolor.html

- Chirag

PowerShow - View multiple PowerPoint slide shows simultaneously
http://officeone.mvps.org/powershow/powershow.html