Defining macros in Power Point 2007?

Question

It USED to be the case in Office 2003 that you could find "macros" and -- IIRC -- you had a "record macro" option.

But, in PowerPoint 2007, under View->Macros, you get a macro box. None of the options are "record". If you put in a name, you can select "create", but that takes you to the VB editor. If you edit the slide manually, it doesn't generate the VB code.

Basically, you don't seem to have the option of defining your macro by a sequence of keystrokes/mouseclicks/whatever.

"Record" is an option in Excel 2007 so it's not like this was removed from macros.

Answer 1

It seems you are out of luck What happened to the macro recorder?

I have since read:

Contrary to what Microsoft says, use the legacy keyboard commands Alt+T, M, R to start the macro recorder in Powerpoint 2007, and use the same keyboard combination to stop recording.

Answer 2

The Keystroke activated record doesen't work it creates an empty macro with very few(usually none!) of the actual actions that you performed.

Answer 3

Both answers are correct the macro recorder can be activated but it is pretty much useless since it records little to nothing. It seems that the ppt programmers at MS really take issue with customers being able to customize powerpoint. Executing repetitive tasks or just formatting an object the way you want it (and not being stuck with the pre-cooked options that MS in its infinite wisdom or shall I say bloody arrogance believes is all you need) has become almost impossible. The only way out is to program the ribbon or create an add-in which has to be done in Visual Studio (VBA will not cut it).