Customized swatch button vvskpk 12/31/2008 7:46:05 AM Hi there, I'm trying for a toolbar with which I can create my own color swatches instead of entering values each and everytime as default palette gets overwritten with new value. I have about 20 colors to use in each file. Now, I can create a macro for each color. But I want that macro to appear as a button with the same color swatch so that I can recognize the swatch. I'm ok till create a toolbar with faceID explorer. But unable to get my color swatch as a button to appear permanently as a regular faceid. I can copy the color and paste it to appear as a button but it gets erased when I reopen the powerpoint or deply to another system. The toolbar shows blank. I also cannot give customized color to the faceid buttons. It has only a few colors to fill the box. I also want to deply this color swatches to my friends to make their life easier. Here is my example macro for filling the color. With ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange .Fill.Visible = msoTrue .Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(184,167,247) .Fill.Solid End With ActivePresentation.ExtraColors.Add RGB(Red:=184, Green:=167, Blue:=247) ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange.Line.Visible = msoFalse ActiveWindow.Selection.Unselect Simply put, I need a button with the above defined color swatch permanently likewise regular faceid to recognize each swatch. Hope someone can solve my problem!

RE: Customized swatch button vvskpk 12/31/2008 7:49:01 AM Sorry, I forgot to mention that I'm using Powerpoint 2003. Please see my query below. ------ "vvskpk" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hi there, > > I'm trying for a toolbar with which I can create my own color swatches > instead of entering values each and everytime as default palette gets > overwritten with new value. I have about 20 colors to use in each file. > > Now, I can create a macro for each color. But I want that macro to appear as > a button with the same color swatch so that I can recognize the swatch. I'm > ok till create a toolbar with faceID explorer. But unable to get my color > swatch as a button to appear permanently as a regular faceid. I can copy the > color and paste it to appear as a button but it gets erased when I reopen the > powerpoint or deply to another system. The toolbar shows blank. I also cannot > give customized color to the faceid buttons. It has only a few colors to fill > the box. I also want to deply this color swatches to my friends to make their > life easier. Here is my example macro for filling the color. > > With ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange > .Fill.Visible = msoTrue > .Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(184,167,247) > .Fill.Solid > End With > ActivePresentation.ExtraColors.Add RGB(Red:=184, Green:=167, Blue:=247) > ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange.Line.Visible = msoFalse > ActiveWindow.Selection.Unselect > > Simply put, I need a button with the above defined color swatch permanently > likewise regular faceid to recognize each swatch. > > Hope someone can solve my problem!

Re: Customized swatch button Steve Rindsberg <abuse[ at ]localhost.com> 12/31/2008 7:49:39 PM The only practical way to do what you're after is to write an add-in that creates your own toolbar, buttons and the code behind them to apply the colors. It's do-able but might take a bit more work than you'd expect. Start here and read the first few entries to get an idea where to start: Creating and Installing Add-ins, Toolbars, Buttons http://www.pptfaq.com/index.html#name_Creating_and_Installing_Add-ins-_Toolbars- _Buttons Before deciding whether to invest the time needed, you might first want to have a look at our ShapeStyles addin, which lets you create styles that include color, text formatting and much more, rather than just simple colors (though it doesn't give you colored buttons). The free demo lets you create up to 5 styles, and is available at http://www.pptools.com/shapestyles/ [Quoted Text] > > I'm trying for a toolbar with which I can create my own color swatches > instead of entering values each and everytime as default palette gets > overwritten with new value. I have about 20 colors to use in each file. > > Now, I can create a macro for each color. But I want that macro to appear as > a button with the same color swatch so that I can recognize the swatch. I'm > ok till create a toolbar with faceID explorer. But unable to get my color > swatch as a button to appear permanently as a regular faceid. I can copy the > color and paste it to appear as a button but it gets erased when I reopen the > powerpoint or deply to another system. The toolbar shows blank. I also cannot > give customized color to the faceid buttons. It has only a few colors to fill > the box. I also want to deply this color swatches to my friends to make their > life easier. Here is my example macro for filling the color. > > With ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange > .Fill.Visible = msoTrue > .Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(184,167,247) > .Fill.Solid > End With > ActivePresentation.ExtraColors.Add RGB(Red:=184, Green:=167, Blue:=247) > ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange.Line.Visible = msoFalse > ActiveWindow.Selection.Unselect > > Simply put, I need a button with the above defined color swatch permanently > likewise regular faceid to recognize each swatch. > > Hope someone can solve my problem! ============================== PPT Frequently Asked Questions http://www.pptfaq.com/ PPTools add-ins for PowerPoint http://www.pptools.com/