Slides.FindBySlideID Method
Returns a NamedSlideShow object that represents the slide with the specified slide ID number. Each slide is automatically assigned a unique slide ID number when it is created. Use the SlideID property to return a slide's ID number.
Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Function FindBySlideID ( _
SlideID As Integer _
) As Slide
'Usage
Dim instance As Slides
Dim SlideID As Integer
Dim returnValue As Slide
returnValue = instance.FindBySlideID(SlideID)
Slide FindBySlideID(
int SlideID
)
Parameters
- SlideID
Type: System.Int32
Specifies the ID number of the slide you want to return. Microsoft Office PowerPoint assigns this number when the slide is created.
Return Value
Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.Slide
Slide
Remarks
Unlike the SlideIndex property, the SlideID property of a Slide object won't change when you add slides to the presentation or rearrange the slides in the presentation. Therefore, using the FindBySlideID method with the slide ID number can be a more reliable way to return a specific Slide object from a NamedSlideShow collection than using the Item method with the slide's index number.
Examples
This example demonstrates how to retrieve the unique ID number for a Slide object and then use this number to return that Slide object from the Slides collection.
Set gslides = ActivePresentation.Slides
'Get slide ID
graphSlideID = gslides.Add(2, ppLayoutChart).SlideID
gslides.FindBySlideID(graphSlideID) _
.SlideShowTransition.EntryEffect = _
ppEffectCoverLeft 'Use ID to return specific slide