PowerPoint 2003 macro?

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I want to create a button which will enable me to Paste Unformatted Text (to avoid the current 2 stage process via Paste Special).

To do this I gather I need to first create a macro which will be always be available in PowerPoint (I’m using 2003). I understand there is a way of doing this via an add-in but can anyone point me in the right direction please?

Or is there an easier/better way?

Thanks.

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Create the macro and save it to a powerpoint addin file (ppam). You will need to include a qat or ribbon customisation to display a button which allows you to run the code. An alternative is to include a keyboard command to run the command or macro directly. I normally associate Ctrl-Alt-V with Paste Special to do the same.

Once those customisations are done, you place the addin into the addins folder…
%appdata%MicrosoftAddins

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2003 doesn’ t have a ribbon and you will find it very hard to run from a keyboard shortcut in PowerPoint

You will need to read this:
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00031_Create_an_ADD-IN_with_TOOLBARS_that_run_macros.htm

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Thanks to both. Problem sorted now (although PowerPoint doesn’t make it easy!).

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