TextLevelEffect Property

Applies To

AnimationSettings object.

Description

Returns or sets a value that indicates whether the text in the specified shape is animated by first-level paragraphs, second-level paragraphs, or some other level (up to fifth-level paragraphs). Can be one of the following PpTextLevelEffect constants: ppAnimateByAllLevels, ppAnimateByFifthLevel, ppAnimateByFirstLevel, ppAnimateByFourthLevel, ppAnimateBySecondLevel, ppAnimateByThirdLevel, ppAnimateLevelMixed, or ppAnimateLevelNone. Read/write Long.

Remarks

For the TextLevelEffect property setting to take effect, the Animate property must be set to True.

Example

This example adds a title slide and title text to the active presentation and sets the title to be built letter by letter.

With ActivePresentation.Slides.Add(1, ppLayoutTitleOnly).Shapes(1)
    .TextFrame.TextRange.Text = "Sample title"
    With .AnimationSettings
        .Animate = True
        .TextLevelEffect = ppAnimateByFirstLevel
        .TextUnitEffect = ppAnimateByCharacter
        .EntryEffect = ppEffectFlyFromLeft
    End With
End With