Automatically adding last modification date to footer

[Scott Meyers]

I'd like to include the last modification date for my presentation in the footer
of the title page. The "Update Automatically" option in the "Header and Footer"
dialog doesn't do this. Rather, it updates the date/time information each time
the file is opened, printed, or run (per
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010451131033.aspx).

Is there a way to automatically insert the last modification date in a PPT
document, possibly by writing something in VBA that automatically updates some
footer text each time a file is saved? I'm using PPT 2002, where I note that
the last modification date is shown under File>Properties>Statistics. Clearly,
PPT has the information I want. It's just a matter of finding a way to
automatically add it to the footer on the title page.

All help appreciated,

Scott

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I'd like to include the last modification date for my presentation in the footer
of the title page. The "Update Automatically" option in the "Header and Footer"
dialog doesn't do this. Rather, it updates the date/time information each time
the file is opened, printed, or run (per
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010451131033.aspx).

Is there a way to automatically insert the last modification date in a PPT
document, possibly by writing something in VBA that automatically updates some
footer text each time a file is saved? I'm using PPT 2002, where I note that
the last modification date is shown under File>Properties>Statistics. Clearly,
PPT has the information I want. It's just a matter of finding a way to
automatically add it to the footer on the title page.

I suspect you could accomplish this with an addin that includes an event handler,
as described here:

Make PPT respond to events
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00004.htm

Retrieve the property you're after using some of the example code here:

Show me the built in properties and their values
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00751.htm

Recording a macro as you set the text of e.g. a footer will give you the code you
need to do that part.