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PowerPoint.Shape class

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Package:
powerpoint

Represents a single shape in the slide.

Extends
OfficeExtension.ClientObject

Remarks

[ API set: PowerPointApi 1.3 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/powerpoint/shapes/get-shapes-by-type.yaml

// Changes the transparency of every geometric shape in the slide.
await PowerPoint.run(async (context) => {
  // Get the type of shape for every shape in the collection.
  const shapes: PowerPoint.ShapeCollection = context.presentation.slides.getItemAt(0).shapes;
  shapes.load("type");
  await context.sync();

  // Change the shape transparency to be halfway transparent.
  shapes.items.forEach((shape) => {
    if (shape.type === PowerPoint.ShapeType.geometricShape) {
      shape.fill.transparency = 0.5;
    }
  });
  await context.sync();
});

Properties

context

The request context associated with the object. This connects the add-in's process to the Office host application's process.
fill

Returns the fill formatting of this shape.
height

Specifies the height, in points, of the shape. Throws an InvalidArgument exception when set with a negative value.
id

Gets the unique ID of the shape.
left

The distance, in points, from the left side of the shape to the left side of the slide.
lineFormat

Returns the line formatting of this shape.
name

Specifies the name of this shape.
tags

Returns a collection of tags in the shape.
textFrame

Returns the text frame object of this shape.
top

The distance, in points, from the top edge of the shape to the top edge of the slide.
type

Returns the type of this shape. See PowerPoint.ShapeType for details.
width

Specifies the width, in points, of the shape. Throws an InvalidArgument exception when set with a negative value.

Methods

delete()

Deletes the shape from the shape collection. Does nothing if the shape does not exist.
load(options)

Queues up a command to load the specified properties of the object. You must call context.sync() before reading the properties.
load(propertyNames)

Queues up a command to load the specified properties of the object. You must call context.sync() before reading the properties.
load(propertyNamesAndPaths)

Queues up a command to load the specified properties of the object. You must call context.sync() before reading the properties.
toJSON()

Overrides the JavaScript toJSON() method in order to provide more useful output when an API object is passed to JSON.stringify(). (JSON.stringify, in turn, calls the toJSON method of the object that is passed to it.) Whereas the original PowerPoint.Shape object is an API object, the toJSON method returns a plain JavaScript object (typed as PowerPoint.Interfaces.ShapeData) that contains shallow copies of any loaded child properties from the original object.

Property Details

context

The request context associated with the object. This connects the add-in's process to the Office host application's process.

context: RequestContext;

Property Value

PowerPoint.RequestContext

fill

Returns the fill formatting of this shape.

readonly fill: PowerPoint.ShapeFill;

Property Value

PowerPoint.ShapeFill

Remarks

[ API set: PowerPointApi 1.4 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/powerpoint/shapes/get-set-shapes.yaml

// Changes the selected shapes fill color to red.
await PowerPoint.run(async (context) => {
  const shapes: PowerPoint.ShapeScopedCollection = context.presentation.getSelectedShapes();
  const shapeCount = shapes.getCount();
  shapes.load("items");
  await context.sync();
  shapes.items.map((shape) => {
    shape.fill.setSolidColor("red");
  });
  await context.sync();
});

height

Specifies the height, in points, of the shape. Throws an InvalidArgument exception when set with a negative value.

height: number;

Property Value

number

Remarks

[ API set: PowerPointApi 1.4 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/powerpoint/shapes/get-set-shapes.yaml

// Arranges the selected shapes in a line from left to right.
await PowerPoint.run(async (context) => {
  const shapes: PowerPoint.ShapeScopedCollection = context.presentation.getSelectedShapes();
  const shapeCount = shapes.getCount();
  shapes.load("items");
  await context.sync();
  let maxHeight = 0;
  shapes.items.map((shape) => {
    shape.load("width,height");
  });
  await context.sync();
  shapes.items.map((shape) => {
    shape.left = currentLeft;
    shape.top = currentTop;
    currentLeft += shape.width;
    if (shape.height > maxHeight) maxHeight = shape.height;
  });
  await context.sync();
  currentLeft = 0;
  if (currentTop > slideHeight - 200) currentTop = 0;
});

id

Gets the unique ID of the shape.

readonly id: string;

Property Value

string

Remarks

[ API set: PowerPointApi 1.3 ]

left

The distance, in points, from the left side of the shape to the left side of the slide.

left: number;

Property Value

number

Remarks

[ API set: PowerPointApi 1.4 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/powerpoint/shapes/get-set-shapes.yaml

// Arranges the selected shapes in a line from left to right.
await PowerPoint.run(async (context) => {
  const shapes: PowerPoint.ShapeScopedCollection = context.presentation.getSelectedShapes();
  const shapeCount = shapes.getCount();
  shapes.load("items");
  await context.sync();
  let maxHeight = 0;
  shapes.items.map((shape) => {
    shape.load("width,height");
  });
  await context.sync();
  shapes.items.map((shape) => {
    shape.left = currentLeft;
    shape.top = currentTop;
    currentLeft += shape.width;
    if (shape.height > maxHeight) maxHeight = shape.height;
  });
  await context.sync();
  currentLeft = 0;
  if (currentTop > slideHeight - 200) currentTop = 0;
});

lineFormat

Returns the line formatting of this shape.

readonly lineFormat: PowerPoint.ShapeLineFormat;

Property Value

PowerPoint.ShapeLineFormat

Remarks

[ API set: PowerPointApi 1.4 ]

name

Specifies the name of this shape.

name: string;

Property Value

string

Remarks

[ API set: PowerPointApi 1.4 ]

tags

Returns a collection of tags in the shape.

readonly tags: PowerPoint.TagCollection;

Property Value

PowerPoint.TagCollection

Remarks

[ API set: PowerPointApi 1.3 ]

textFrame

Returns the text frame object of this shape.

readonly textFrame: PowerPoint.TextFrame;

Property Value

PowerPoint.TextFrame

Remarks

[ API set: PowerPointApi 1.4 ]

top

The distance, in points, from the top edge of the shape to the top edge of the slide.

top: number;

Property Value

number

Remarks

[ API set: PowerPointApi 1.4 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/powerpoint/shapes/get-set-shapes.yaml

// Arranges the selected shapes in a line from left to right.
await PowerPoint.run(async (context) => {
  const shapes: PowerPoint.ShapeScopedCollection = context.presentation.getSelectedShapes();
  const shapeCount = shapes.getCount();
  shapes.load("items");
  await context.sync();
  let maxHeight = 0;
  shapes.items.map((shape) => {
    shape.load("width,height");
  });
  await context.sync();
  shapes.items.map((shape) => {
    shape.left = currentLeft;
    shape.top = currentTop;
    currentLeft += shape.width;
    if (shape.height > maxHeight) maxHeight = shape.height;
  });
  await context.sync();
  currentLeft = 0;
  if (currentTop > slideHeight - 200) currentTop = 0;
});

type

Returns the type of this shape. See PowerPoint.ShapeType for details.

readonly type: PowerPoint.ShapeType | "Unsupported" | "Image" | "GeometricShape" | "Group" | "Line";

Property Value

PowerPoint.ShapeType | "Unsupported" | "Image" | "GeometricShape" | "Group" | "Line"

Remarks

[ API set: PowerPointApi 1.4 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/powerpoint/shapes/get-shapes-by-type.yaml

// Changes the transparency of every geometric shape in the slide.
await PowerPoint.run(async (context) => {
  // Get the type of shape for every shape in the collection.
  const shapes: PowerPoint.ShapeCollection = context.presentation.slides.getItemAt(0).shapes;
  shapes.load("type");
  await context.sync();

  // Change the shape transparency to be halfway transparent.
  shapes.items.forEach((shape) => {
    if (shape.type === PowerPoint.ShapeType.geometricShape) {
      shape.fill.transparency = 0.5;
    }
  });
  await context.sync();
});

width

Specifies the width, in points, of the shape. Throws an InvalidArgument exception when set with a negative value.

width: number;

Property Value

number

Remarks

[ API set: PowerPointApi 1.4 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/powerpoint/shapes/get-set-shapes.yaml

// Arranges the selected shapes in a line from left to right.
await PowerPoint.run(async (context) => {
  const shapes: PowerPoint.ShapeScopedCollection = context.presentation.getSelectedShapes();
  const shapeCount = shapes.getCount();
  shapes.load("items");
  await context.sync();
  let maxHeight = 0;
  shapes.items.map((shape) => {
    shape.load("width,height");
  });
  await context.sync();
  shapes.items.map((shape) => {
    shape.left = currentLeft;
    shape.top = currentTop;
    currentLeft += shape.width;
    if (shape.height > maxHeight) maxHeight = shape.height;
  });
  await context.sync();
  currentLeft = 0;
  if (currentTop > slideHeight - 200) currentTop = 0;
});

Method Details

delete()

Deletes the shape from the shape collection. Does nothing if the shape does not exist.

delete(): void;

Returns

void

Remarks

[ API set: PowerPointApi 1.3 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/powerpoint/shapes/shapes.yaml

// This function gets the collection of shapes on the first slide,
// and then iterates through them, deleting each one.
await PowerPoint.run(async (context) => {
  const slide: PowerPoint.Slide = context.presentation.slides.getItemAt(0);
  const shapes: PowerPoint.ShapeCollection = slide.shapes;

  // Load all the shapes in the collection without loading their properties.
  shapes.load("items/$none");

  await context.sync();

  shapes.items.forEach((shape) => shape.delete());

  await context.sync();
});

load(options)

Queues up a command to load the specified properties of the object. You must call context.sync() before reading the properties.

load(options?: PowerPoint.Interfaces.ShapeLoadOptions): PowerPoint.Shape;

Parameters

options
PowerPoint.Interfaces.ShapeLoadOptions

Provides options for which properties of the object to load.

Returns

PowerPoint.Shape

load(propertyNames)

Queues up a command to load the specified properties of the object. You must call context.sync() before reading the properties.

load(propertyNames?: string | string[]): PowerPoint.Shape;

Parameters

propertyNames

string | string[]

A comma-delimited string or an array of strings that specify the properties to load.

Returns

PowerPoint.Shape

load(propertyNamesAndPaths)

Queues up a command to load the specified properties of the object. You must call context.sync() before reading the properties.

load(propertyNamesAndPaths?: {
            select?: string;
            expand?: string;
        }): PowerPoint.Shape;

Parameters

propertyNamesAndPaths

{ select?: string; expand?: string; }

propertyNamesAndPaths.select is a comma-delimited string that specifies the properties to load, and propertyNamesAndPaths.expand is a comma-delimited string that specifies the navigation properties to load.

Returns

PowerPoint.Shape

toJSON()

Overrides the JavaScript toJSON() method in order to provide more useful output when an API object is passed to JSON.stringify(). (JSON.stringify, in turn, calls the toJSON method of the object that is passed to it.) Whereas the original PowerPoint.Shape object is an API object, the toJSON method returns a plain JavaScript object (typed as PowerPoint.Interfaces.ShapeData) that contains shallow copies of any loaded child properties from the original object.

toJSON(): PowerPoint.Interfaces.ShapeData;

Returns

PowerPoint.Interfaces.ShapeData