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The custom animations in PowerPoint 2002+ are quite different as compared to earlier version, it introduces 'Timelines' for animations. The recommended way to check for whether a shape is animated or not is as shown below:

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Function IsShapeAnimated(oShp As Shape) As Boolean
Dim oEffect As Effect
With oShp.Parent.TimeLine.MainSequence
    Set oEffect = .FindFirstAnimationFor(oShp)
    If oEffect Is Nothing Then
        IsShapeAnimated = False
    Else
        IsShapeAnimated = True
    End If
    Set oEffect = Nothing
End With
End Function

Sub Test()
With ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
    If IsShapeAnimated(.Shapes(1)) Then
        MsgBox "Shape is animated", vbInformation, "Shape Animation"
    Else
        MsgBox "Shape is not animated", vbInformation, "Shape Animation"
    End If
End With
End Sub

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