Shapes Object Members

PowerPoint Developer Reference

A collection of all the Shape objects on the specified slide.

Methods

	Name	Description
	AddCallout	Creates a borderless line callout. Returns a Shape object that represents the new callout.
	AddChart	Adds a chart to a presentation.
	AddComment	Adds a comment. Returns a Shape object that represents the new comment.
	AddConnector	Creates a connector. Returns a Shape object that represents the new connector. When a connector is added, it's not connected to anything. Use the BeginConnect and EndConnect methods to attach the beginning and end of a connector to other shapes in the document.
	AddCurve	Creates a Bézier curve. Returns a Shape object that represents the new curve.
	AddLabel	Creates a label. Returns a Shape object that represents the new label.
	AddLine	Creates a line. Returns a Shape object that represents the new line.
	AddMediaObject	Creates a media object. Returns a Shape object that represents the new media object.
	AddOLEObject	Creates an OLE object. Returns a Shape object that represents the new OLE object.
	AddPicture	Creates a picture from an existing file. Returns a Shape object that represents the new picture.
	AddPlaceholder	Restores a previously deleted placeholder on a slide. Returns a Shape object that represents the restored placeholder.
	AddPolyline	Creates an open polyline or a closed polygon drawing. Returns a Shape object that represents the new polyline or polygon.
	AddShape	Creates an AutoShape. Returns a Shape object that represents the new AutoShape.
	AddTable	Adds a table shape to a slide.
	AddTextbox	Creates a text box. Returns a Shape object that represents the new text box.
	AddTextEffect	Creates a WordArt object. Returns a Shape object that represents the new WordArt object.
	AddTitle	Restores a previously deleted title placeholder to a slide. Returns a Shape object that represents the restored title.
	BuildFreeform	Builds a freeform object. Returns a FreeformBuilder object that represents the freeform as it is being built. Use the AddNodes method to add segments to the freeform. After you have added at least one segment to the freeform, you can use the ConvertToShape method to convert the FreeformBuilder object into a Shape object that has the geometric description you've defined in the FreeformBuilder object.
	Item	Returns a single object from the specified collection.
	Paste	Pastes the shapes, slides, or text on the Clipboard into the specified Shapes collection, at the top of the z-order. Each pasted object becomes a member of the specified Shapes collection. If the Clipboard contains entire slides, the slides will be pasted as shapes that contain the images of the slides. If the Clipboard contains a text range, the text will be pasted into a newly created TextFrame shape. Returns a ShapeRange object that represents the pasted objects.
	PasteSpecial	Adds the shape to the collection of shapes in the specified format. If the specified data type is a text data type, then a new text box is created with the text. If the paste succeeds, the PasteSpecial method returns a ShapeRange object representing the shape range that was pasted.
	Range	Returns a ShapeRange object that represents a subset of the shapes in a Shapes collection.
	SelectAll	Selects all shapes (in a Shapes collection) or all diagram nodes (in a DiagramNodes or DiagramNodeChildren collection).

Properties

	Name	Description
	Application	Returns an Application object that represents the creator of the specified object.
	Count	Returns the number of objects in the specified collection.
	Creator	Returns a Long that represents the four-character creator code for the application in which the specified object was created. For example, if the object was created in PowerPoint, this property returns the hexadecimal number 50575054. Read-only.
	HasTitle	Returns whether the collection of objects on the specified slide contains a title placeholder. Read-only MsoTriState.
	Parent	Returns the parent object for the specified object.
	Placeholders	Returns a Placeholders collection that represents the collection of all the placeholders on a slide. Each placeholder in the collection can contain text, a chart, a table, an organizational chart, or another object. Read-only.
	Title	Returns a Shape object that represents the slide title. Read-only.