Returns or sets a PpTextUnitEffect constant that indicates whether the text in the specified shape is animated paragraph by paragraph, word by word, or letter by letter. Read/write.

Syntax

expression.TextUnitEffect

expression A variable that represents an AnimationSettings object.

Remarks

PpTextUnitEffect can be one of thesePpTextUnitEffect constants.
ppAnimateByCharacter
ppAnimateByParagraph
ppAnimateByWord
ppAnimateUnitMixed

For the TextUnitEffect property setting to take effect, the property for the specified shape must have a value other than ppAnimateLevelNone or ppAnimateByAllLevels, and the property must be set to True.

Example

This example adds a title slide and title text to the active presentation and sets the title to be built letter by letter.

Visual Basic for Applications 
With ActivePresentation.Slides.Add(Index:=1, _ Layout:=ppLayoutTitleOnly).Shapes(1) .TextFrame.TextRange.Text = "Sample title" With .AnimationSettings .Animate = True .TextLevelEffect = ppAnimateByFirstLevel .TextUnitEffect = ppAnimateByCharacter .EntryEffect = ppEffectFlyFromLeft End With End With

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