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Shape ID in powerpoint

Anonymous
2013-02-06T21:24:42+00:00

Hi,

A quick question. Is it possible that the ID of a shape in powerpoint may not be unique? If yes, is there a way to always identify a shape uniquely?

Thanks!

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Steve Rindsberg 99,161 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2013-02-14T04:17:12+00:00

Per slide.

Each slide object can contain a collection of shape objects.  Each element of the collection (ie, each shape) will have a unique ID (and in theory a unique name, but that's pretty well broken, so don't count on it).

Likewise a presentation object can contain a collection of slide objects, each with a unique ID.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-02-14T05:50:33+00:00

    Oh okay! I was under the impression that the shape ID is unique throughout the presentation. Thanks a lot for clearing things up :-).

    Thanks!

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-02-13T22:59:44+00:00

    Hi,

    Is the shape ID unique per slide or per presentation. ?

    Thanks!

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-02-07T03:35:39+00:00

    Okay. Thanks a lot!

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  4. Steve Rindsberg 99,161 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2013-02-07T03:22:36+00:00

    In theory, the shape id will be unique.

    It's always possible that something might get corrupted and produce multiple shapes with the same ID, but under normal circumstances, the ID is trustworthy.

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