PowerPoint start and stop VBA on Slideshow

[ErikJan]

I'd like to run VBA code when a users starts the slideshow and stop that code when the users exits the slideshow. I can't find clear info on how that is done. Any quick tips. I see Application.SlideShowEnd and Application.SlideShowBegin mentioned but -again- usage is unclear.

[HansV]

What do you want the code to do?

[ErikJan]

Put a presentation timer on each slide. That code is easy (and I found an example that I am tweaking), just need the timer to start when the presentation starts and to stop... when it stops ;-)

[HansV]

You'd have to create an add-in, for that is the way to run code automatically in PowerPoint.

See Make your VBA code in PowerPoint respond to events

[ErikJan]

Thanks Hans. That's too complicated to deploy easily I think so I'll let this go