VBA: Capture/catch keyboard events to activate macro

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Kevin Dufendach - 04 Apr 2008 20:12 GMT

Is it possible to use VBA to catch when a user presses a certain key?
Specifically, I would like to reassign the up and down arrow keys to
run a macro when they are pressed during presentation view mode.
Looking around, I think it might have something to do with Keyboard
Hooks, but I've certainly never used those before and can't find an
example.

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Chirag - 05 Apr 2008 03:34 GMT

Look at Shortcut Manager at
http://officeone.mvps.org/ppsctmgr/ppsctmgr.html - it allows you to assign
keys/key combinations to run macros in your presentations and add-ins.

- Chirag

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> Is it possible to use VBA to catch when a user presses a certain key?
> Specifically, I would like to reassign the up and down arrow keys to
> run a macro when they are pressed during presentation view mode.
> Looking around, I think it might have something to do with Keyboard
> Hooks, but I've certainly never used those before and can't find an
> example.

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Kevin Dufendach - 05 Apr 2008 04:03 GMT

Is it possible to create something that's stored within the
presentation itself? I'm planning on distributing this presentation,
and it's not practical to ask the user to install an add-in.

Thanks,
Kevin

> Look at Shortcut Manager athttp://officeone.mvps.org/ppsctmgr/ppsctmgr.html- it allows you to assign
> keys/key combinations to run macros in your presentations and add-ins.
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