Sequence.AddEffect (PowerPoint)

Returns an Effect object that represents a new animation effect added to a sequence of animation effects.

AddEffect (Shape, effectId, Level, trigger, Index)


Dim effAddEffect As Effect
Set effAddEffect = ActiveWindow.Selection.SlideRange(1).TimeLine.MainSequence.AddEffect(Shape:=, effectId:=msoAnimEffect3DArrive)

Arguments

The following arguments are required:

Shape (Shape) - The shape to which the animation effect is added.

effectId (MsoAnimEffect) - The animation effect to be applied.

Here you can find possible values for MsoAnimEffect

Optional arguments

The following arguments are optional

Level (MsoAnimateByLevel) - For charts, diagrams, or text, the level to which the animation effect will be applied. The default value is msoAnimationLevelNone.

Here you can find possible values for MsoAnimateByLevel

trigger (MsoAnimTriggerType) - The action that triggers the animation effect. The default value is msoAnimTriggerOnPageClick.

Possible values are

msoAnimTriggerAfterPrevious	After the Previous button is clicked.
msoAnimTriggerMixed	Mixed actions.
msoAnimTriggerNone	No action associated as the trigger.
msoAnimTriggerOnMediaBookmark
msoAnimTriggerOnPageClick	When a page is clicked.
msoAnimTriggerOnShapeClick	When a shape is clicked.
msoAnimTriggerWithPrevious	When the Previous button is clicked.

Index (Long) - The position at which the effect will be placed in the collection of animation effects. The default value is -1 (added to the end).