Solved: Add textbox to powerpoint and change font color

[carriehoff]

Hi all,

I've been using this script to create a Powerpoint slideshow from an Access db. This code is actually in the Access VBA, but I thought of it as more of a Powerpoint question, so I hope I posted in the right forum.
The script is working quite well. I've managed to modify it to do what I need.
The problem is, I've added a text box, but can't figure out how to change the color of the text for that particular text box. Here's a snip of the code:

While Not rs.EOF
With .Slides.Add(rs.AbsolutePosition + 1, ppLayoutClipartAndText)
'Array
Dim varAddress As Variant
varAddress = Split(rs.Fields("Address"), ",")
'Dim intLen As Integer
'intLen = Len(varAddress(0))
'varAddress = Left(varAddress(0), intLen - 1)
.ColorScheme.Colors(ppBackground).RGB = RGB(0, 37, 105)
'CStr(rs.Fields("Address"))
.Shapes(1).TextFrame.TextRange.Text = varAddress(0)
.Shapes(1).TextFrame.TextRange.Characters.Font.Color = RGB(255, 255, 255)
.SlideShowTransition.EntryEffect = ppEffectRandom
With .Shapes
Dim piclink As String
piclink = "C:\Backup Webs\042506\pics\" & CStr(rs.Fields("Property_ID")) & "l-1.jpg"
.AddPicture piclink, msoTrue, msoTrue, 30, 175, 310, 180
.AddTextbox(msoTextOrientationHorizontal, 30, 125, 300, 100).TextFrame.TextRange.Text = CStr(rs.Fields("City"))

End With
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With .Shapes
Dim piclink1 As String
piclink1 = "C:\Backup Webs\042506\images\CBimages\newhome2-top_01.jpg"
.AddPicture piclink1, msoTrue, msoTrue, 500, 400, 194, 134
End With
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I highlighted where I've added the text box, right after I've added a picture, but how can I change the color of the text in the textbox I just added? I can't figure out how to access it. Would it have an index? (like pre-existing shape controls?) so I can write textbox(1) . . .?

Thanks for any help,
Carrie

[carriehoff]

Well, if I had tried this before I posted:

With .AddTextbox(msoTextOrientationHorizontal, 30, 125, 300, 100).TextFrame
.TextRange.Text = CStr(rs.Fields("City"))
.TextRange.Font.Color = RGB(255, 255, 255)
End With

Then I would have found the answer I was looking for.

Thanks,
Carrie

[geekgirlau]

Hi Carrie,

Wow - you've posted a problem and solved a problem in a matter of minutes! Welcome to the Board.

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