Powerpoint "TextRange.IndentLevel" issue

Question

Hello!

I implement add-in to PowerPoint 2010 and we use Visual Studio 2010 and VSTO 4.0. Currently I work with multi-level bulleted and numbered lists and I faced with the following problem: in PowerPoint 2003 maximum depth level (indent level) in lists was 5, but in PowerPoint 2007 /  2010 it was increased to 9. I use property "TextRange.IndentLevel" (get / set) which informs/controls the level of depth in the list. It returns value from "1 to 9" but I can set it value only in range from "1 to 5" - not to 9 but only to 5.  If I try to assign value from 6 to 9 - I got COM exception.  So I even can't assign to this property it's own value if it more  than 5..

Please advise how I can assign to this property (TextRange.IndentLevel) values from 6 to 9, perhapse with the help of some method. Or possibly exists some workaround for this problem to simulate 6 - 9 indent level.

Thank you.

Answer 1

For anything targeting PPT 2007/2010 use the TextFrame2 object then you can set/get the new properties.

Answer 2

I don't use VS2010 unless I really have to but I guess you will need to use TextFrame2 to access the new features.

In vba it would be

.TextFrame2.TextRange.Paragraphs(1).ParagraphFormat.IndentLevel = 7

Answer 3

John,  Shyam,  great thanks! 

I has been tried to use "TextRange" from  TextFrame2 and successfully set to ParagraphFormat.IndentLevel property  values from 6 to 9

Thank you!