VBA not carrying forward to template ... (?)

[Aengus345]

(I've taken under advisement as it were, a recommendation from this thread here, that seems to address the same problem I have: MS Answers: Macros in a PPT template. But I still need this anyway.)

I created some macros and assigned toolbar buttons and put them in a "Blank.pot" file in the default templates folder. Trouble is that I have the same issue as the person asking in the thread above, the macros don't work, I get an error message. On opening the file, I can create a new toolbar button and assign the macros again, they're there, but that's crazy ... setting up the macros each time I open the file anew?!!

I use Word and Excel extensively even though I now don't work in an office. But I'd not used the PowerPoint at home until I found it's the only app that I can use for a particular file! And it's a file I'm using very frequently! But I need the 2 macros to work. It's only me on this device and this is not a file I'll share, so not concerned with any security risks here.



Can anyone recommend what to do? The post above doesn't resolve the issue and I've not found anything else elsewhere so far, and I don't know the first thing about creating my own add-in, as is recommended in that post.

Thank you in advance for any kind help in resolving this default template macros issue.

[Aengus345]

Trying again ... does anyone know how to make VBA work from a default template in PowerPoint like the ones if the Word one (normal.dot and variations) or Excel (personal.xls and variations)?

I have a Blank.pot file in the default templates folder and the icons in the toolbars carry through but the VBA macros don't (I have to re-assign the macros each time I launch my PowerPoint 2003).

Thank you!

[JohnWilson]

Sadly this is bad news! To make a macro run from a toolbar or ribbon you DO really need to create an AddIn and as you have guessed there is a learning curve.

There's a page on Steve Rindsberg's site which might help (a little)

Create an ADD-IN with TOOLBARS that run macros