SlideShowView.State (PowerPoint)

Returns or sets the state of the slide show. Possible return values are ppSlideShowBlackScreen - Black screen, ppSlideShowDone - Done, ppSlideShowPaused - Paused, ppSlideShowRunning - Running, ppSlideShowWhiteScreen - White screen.

The value of the State property can be one of these PpSlideShowState constants.

SlideShowWindows(1).View.State = ppSlideShowBlackScreen