PowerPoint.ShapeCollection class

Package:

powerpoint

Represents the collection of shapes.

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.
items	Gets the loaded child items in this collection.

Methods

addGeometricShape(geometricShapeType, options)	Adds a geometric shape to the slide. Returns a Shape object that represents the new shape.
addGeometricShape(geometricShapeTypeString, options)	Adds a geometric shape to the slide. Returns a Shape object that represents the new shape.
addLine(connectorType, options)	Adds a line to the slide. Returns a Shape object that represents the new line.
addLine(connectorTypeString, options)	Adds a line to the slide. Returns a Shape object that represents the new line.
addTextBox(text, options)	Adds a text box to the slide with the provided text as the content. Returns a Shape object that represents the new text box.
getCount()	Gets the number of shapes in the collection.
getItem(key)	Gets a shape using its unique ID. An error is thrown if the shape does not exist.
getItemAt(index)	Gets a shape using its zero-based index in the collection. An error is thrown if the index is out of range.
getItemOrNullObject(id)	Gets a shape using its unique ID. If such a shape does not exist, an object with an isNullObject property set to true is returned.
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.ShapeCollection object is an API object, the toJSON method returns a plain JavaScript object (typed as PowerPoint.Interfaces.ShapeCollectionData) that contains an "items" array with shallow copies of any loaded properties from the collection's items.

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

items

Gets the loaded child items in this collection.

readonly items: PowerPoint.Shape[];

Property Value

PowerPoint.Shape[]

Method Details

addGeometricShape(geometricShapeType, options)

Adds a geometric shape to the slide. Returns a Shape object that represents the new shape.

addGeometricShape(geometricShapeType: PowerPoint.GeometricShapeType, options?: PowerPoint.ShapeAddOptions): PowerPoint.Shape;

Parameters

geometricShapeType

PowerPoint.GeometricShapeType

Specifies the type of the geometric shape. See PowerPoint.GeometricShapeType for details.

options

PowerPoint.ShapeAddOptions

An optional parameter to specify the additional options such as the position of the shape.

Returns

PowerPoint.Shape

The newly inserted shape.

Remarks

[ API set: PowerPointApi 1.4 ]

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 adds a hexagon shape to the collection, while specifying its
// location and size. Then it names the shape.
await PowerPoint.run(async (context) => {
  const shapes: PowerPoint.ShapeCollection = context.presentation.slides.getItemAt(0).shapes;
  const shapeOptions: PowerPoint.ShapeAddOptions = {
    left: 100,
    top: 100,
    height: 150,
    width: 150
  };
  const hexagon: PowerPoint.Shape = shapes.addGeometricShape(PowerPoint.GeometricShapeType.hexagon, shapeOptions);
  hexagon.name = "Hexagon";

  await context.sync();
});

addGeometricShape(geometricShapeTypeString, options)

Adds a geometric shape to the slide. Returns a Shape object that represents the new shape.

addGeometricShape(geometricShapeTypeString: "LineInverse" | "Triangle" | "RightTriangle" | "Rectangle" | "Diamond" | "Parallelogram" | "Trapezoid" | "NonIsoscelesTrapezoid" | "Pentagon" | "Hexagon" | "Heptagon" | "Octagon" | "Decagon" | "Dodecagon" | "Star4" | "Star5" | "Star6" | "Star7" | "Star8" | "Star10" | "Star12" | "Star16" | "Star24" | "Star32" | "RoundRectangle" | "Round1Rectangle" | "Round2SameRectangle" | "Round2DiagonalRectangle" | "SnipRoundRectangle" | "Snip1Rectangle" | "Snip2SameRectangle" | "Snip2DiagonalRectangle" | "Plaque" | "Ellipse" | "Teardrop" | "HomePlate" | "Chevron" | "PieWedge" | "Pie" | "BlockArc" | "Donut" | "NoSmoking" | "RightArrow" | "LeftArrow" | "UpArrow" | "DownArrow" | "StripedRightArrow" | "NotchedRightArrow" | "BentUpArrow" | "LeftRightArrow" | "UpDownArrow" | "LeftUpArrow" | "LeftRightUpArrow" | "QuadArrow" | "LeftArrowCallout" | "RightArrowCallout" | "UpArrowCallout" | "DownArrowCallout" | "LeftRightArrowCallout" | "UpDownArrowCallout" | "QuadArrowCallout" | "BentArrow" | "UturnArrow" | "CircularArrow" | "LeftCircularArrow" | "LeftRightCircularArrow" | "CurvedRightArrow" | "CurvedLeftArrow" | "CurvedUpArrow" | "CurvedDownArrow" | "SwooshArrow" | "Cube" | "Can" | "LightningBolt" | "Heart" | "Sun" | "Moon" | "SmileyFace" | "IrregularSeal1" | "IrregularSeal2" | "FoldedCorner" | "Bevel" | "Frame" | "HalfFrame" | "Corner" | "DiagonalStripe" | "Chord" | "Arc" | "LeftBracket" | "RightBracket" | "LeftBrace" | "RightBrace" | "BracketPair" | "BracePair" | "Callout1" | "Callout2" | "Callout3" | "AccentCallout1" | "AccentCallout2" | "AccentCallout3" | "BorderCallout1" | "BorderCallout2" | "BorderCallout3" | "AccentBorderCallout1" | "AccentBorderCallout2" | "AccentBorderCallout3" | "WedgeRectCallout" | "WedgeRRectCallout" | "WedgeEllipseCallout" | "CloudCallout" | "Cloud" | "Ribbon" | "Ribbon2" | "EllipseRibbon" | "EllipseRibbon2" | "LeftRightRibbon" | "VerticalScroll" | "HorizontalScroll" | "Wave" | "DoubleWave" | "Plus" | "FlowChartProcess" | "FlowChartDecision" | "FlowChartInputOutput" | "FlowChartPredefinedProcess" | "FlowChartInternalStorage" | "FlowChartDocument" | "FlowChartMultidocument" | "FlowChartTerminator" | "FlowChartPreparation" | "FlowChartManualInput" | "FlowChartManualOperation" | "FlowChartConnector" | "FlowChartPunchedCard" | "FlowChartPunchedTape" | "FlowChartSummingJunction" | "FlowChartOr" | "FlowChartCollate" | "FlowChartSort" | "FlowChartExtract" | "FlowChartMerge" | "FlowChartOfflineStorage" | "FlowChartOnlineStorage" | "FlowChartMagneticTape" | "FlowChartMagneticDisk" | "FlowChartMagneticDrum" | "FlowChartDisplay" | "FlowChartDelay" | "FlowChartAlternateProcess" | "FlowChartOffpageConnector" | "ActionButtonBlank" | "ActionButtonHome" | "ActionButtonHelp" | "ActionButtonInformation" | "ActionButtonForwardNext" | "ActionButtonBackPrevious" | "ActionButtonEnd" | "ActionButtonBeginning" | "ActionButtonReturn" | "ActionButtonDocument" | "ActionButtonSound" | "ActionButtonMovie" | "Gear6" | "Gear9" | "Funnel" | "MathPlus" | "MathMinus" | "MathMultiply" | "MathDivide" | "MathEqual" | "MathNotEqual" | "CornerTabs" | "SquareTabs" | "PlaqueTabs" | "ChartX" | "ChartStar" | "ChartPlus", options?: PowerPoint.ShapeAddOptions): PowerPoint.Shape;

Parameters

geometricShapeTypeString

"LineInverse" | "Triangle" | "RightTriangle" | "Rectangle" | "Diamond" | "Parallelogram" | "Trapezoid" | "NonIsoscelesTrapezoid" | "Pentagon" | "Hexagon" | "Heptagon" | "Octagon" | "Decagon" | "Dodecagon" | "Star4" | "Star5" | "Star6" | "Star7" | "Star8" | "Star10" | "Star12" | "Star16" | "Star24" | "Star32" | "RoundRectangle" | "Round1Rectangle" | "Round2SameRectangle" | "Round2DiagonalRectangle" | "SnipRoundRectangle" | "Snip1Rectangle" | "Snip2SameRectangle" | "Snip2DiagonalRectangle" | "Plaque" | "Ellipse" | "Teardrop" | "HomePlate" | "Chevron" | "PieWedge" | "Pie" | "BlockArc" | "Donut" | "NoSmoking" | "RightArrow" | "LeftArrow" | "UpArrow" | "DownArrow" | "StripedRightArrow" | "NotchedRightArrow" | "BentUpArrow" | "LeftRightArrow" | "UpDownArrow" | "LeftUpArrow" | "LeftRightUpArrow" | "QuadArrow" | "LeftArrowCallout" | "RightArrowCallout" | "UpArrowCallout" | "DownArrowCallout" | "LeftRightArrowCallout" | "UpDownArrowCallout" | "QuadArrowCallout" | "BentArrow" | "UturnArrow" | "CircularArrow" | "LeftCircularArrow" | "LeftRightCircularArrow" | "CurvedRightArrow" | "CurvedLeftArrow" | "CurvedUpArrow" | "CurvedDownArrow" | "SwooshArrow" | "Cube" | "Can" | "LightningBolt" | "Heart" | "Sun" | "Moon" | "SmileyFace" | "IrregularSeal1" | "IrregularSeal2" | "FoldedCorner" | "Bevel" | "Frame" | "HalfFrame" | "Corner" | "DiagonalStripe" | "Chord" | "Arc" | "LeftBracket" | "RightBracket" | "LeftBrace" | "RightBrace" | "BracketPair" | "BracePair" | "Callout1" | "Callout2" | "Callout3" | "AccentCallout1" | "AccentCallout2" | "AccentCallout3" | "BorderCallout1" | "BorderCallout2" | "BorderCallout3" | "AccentBorderCallout1" | "AccentBorderCallout2" | "AccentBorderCallout3" | "WedgeRectCallout" | "WedgeRRectCallout" | "WedgeEllipseCallout" | "CloudCallout" | "Cloud" | "Ribbon" | "Ribbon2" | "EllipseRibbon" | "EllipseRibbon2" | "LeftRightRibbon" | "VerticalScroll" | "HorizontalScroll" | "Wave" | "DoubleWave" | "Plus" | "FlowChartProcess" | "FlowChartDecision" | "FlowChartInputOutput" | "FlowChartPredefinedProcess" | "FlowChartInternalStorage" | "FlowChartDocument" | "FlowChartMultidocument" | "FlowChartTerminator" | "FlowChartPreparation" | "FlowChartManualInput" | "FlowChartManualOperation" | "FlowChartConnector" | "FlowChartPunchedCard" | "FlowChartPunchedTape" | "FlowChartSummingJunction" | "FlowChartOr" | "FlowChartCollate" | "FlowChartSort" | "FlowChartExtract" | "FlowChartMerge" | "FlowChartOfflineStorage" | "FlowChartOnlineStorage" | "FlowChartMagneticTape" | "FlowChartMagneticDisk" | "FlowChartMagneticDrum" | "FlowChartDisplay" | "FlowChartDelay" | "FlowChartAlternateProcess" | "FlowChartOffpageConnector" | "ActionButtonBlank" | "ActionButtonHome" | "ActionButtonHelp" | "ActionButtonInformation" | "ActionButtonForwardNext" | "ActionButtonBackPrevious" | "ActionButtonEnd" | "ActionButtonBeginning" | "ActionButtonReturn" | "ActionButtonDocument" | "ActionButtonSound" | "ActionButtonMovie" | "Gear6" | "Gear9" | "Funnel" | "MathPlus" | "MathMinus" | "MathMultiply" | "MathDivide" | "MathEqual" | "MathNotEqual" | "CornerTabs" | "SquareTabs" | "PlaqueTabs" | "ChartX" | "ChartStar" | "ChartPlus"

Specifies the type of the geometric shape. See PowerPoint.GeometricShapeType for details.

options

PowerPoint.ShapeAddOptions

An optional parameter to specify the additional options such as the position of the shape.

Returns

PowerPoint.Shape

The newly inserted shape.

Remarks

[ API set: PowerPointApi 1.4 ]

addLine(connectorType, options)

Adds a line to the slide. Returns a Shape object that represents the new line.

addLine(connectorType?: PowerPoint.ConnectorType, options?: PowerPoint.ShapeAddOptions): PowerPoint.Shape;

Parameters

connectorType

PowerPoint.ConnectorType

Specifies the connector type of the line. If not provided, straight connector type will be used. See PowerPoint.ConnectorType for details.

options

PowerPoint.ShapeAddOptions

An optional parameter to specify the additional options such as the position of the shape object that contains the line.

Returns

PowerPoint.Shape

The newly inserted shape.

Remarks

[ API set: PowerPointApi 1.4 ]

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 adds a line to the collection, while specifying its
// start and end points. Then it names the shape.
await PowerPoint.run(async (context) => {
  const shapes: PowerPoint.ShapeCollection = context.presentation.slides.getItemAt(0).shapes;

  // For a line, left and top are the coordinates of the start point,
  // while height and width are the coordinates of the end point.
  const line: PowerPoint.Shape = shapes.addLine(PowerPoint.ConnectorType.straight, 
      { 
        left: 400, 
        top: 200, 
        height: 20, 
        width: 150 
      });
  line.name = "StraightLine";

  await context.sync();
});

addLine(connectorTypeString, options)

Adds a line to the slide. Returns a Shape object that represents the new line.

addLine(connectorTypeString?: "Straight" | "Elbow" | "Curve", options?: PowerPoint.ShapeAddOptions): PowerPoint.Shape;

Parameters

connectorTypeString

"Straight" | "Elbow" | "Curve"

Specifies the connector type of the line. If not provided, straight connector type will be used. See PowerPoint.ConnectorType for details.

options

PowerPoint.ShapeAddOptions

An optional parameter to specify the additional options such as the position of the shape object that contains the line.

Returns

PowerPoint.Shape

The newly inserted shape.

Remarks

[ API set: PowerPointApi 1.4 ]

addTextBox(text, options)

Adds a text box to the slide with the provided text as the content. Returns a Shape object that represents the new text box.

addTextBox(text: string, options?: PowerPoint.ShapeAddOptions): PowerPoint.Shape;

Parameters

text

string

Specifies the text that will be shown in the created text box.

options

PowerPoint.ShapeAddOptions

An optional parameter to specify the additional options such as the position of the text box.

Returns

PowerPoint.Shape

The newly inserted shape.

Remarks

[ API set: PowerPointApi 1.4 ]

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 adds a text box to the collection, while specifying its text,
// location, and size. Then it names the text box.
await PowerPoint.run(async (context) => {
  const shapes: PowerPoint.ShapeCollection = context.presentation.slides.getItemAt(0).shapes;
  const textbox: PowerPoint.Shape = shapes.addTextBox("Hello!", 
      { 
        left: 100, 
        top: 300, 
        height: 300, 
        width: 450 
      });
  textbox.name = "Textbox";

  return context.sync();
});

getCount()

Gets the number of shapes in the collection.

getCount(): OfficeExtension.ClientResult<number>;

Returns

OfficeExtension.ClientResult<number>

The number of shapes in the collection.

Remarks

[ API set: PowerPointApi 1.3 ]

getItem(key)

Gets a shape using its unique ID. An error is thrown if the shape does not exist.

getItem(key: string): PowerPoint.Shape;

Parameters

key

string

The ID of the shape.

Returns

PowerPoint.Shape

The shape with the unique ID. If such a shape does not exist, an error is thrown.

Remarks

[ API set: PowerPointApi 1.3 ]

getItemAt(index)

Gets a shape using its zero-based index in the collection. An error is thrown if the index is out of range.

getItemAt(index: number): PowerPoint.Shape;

Parameters

index

number

The index of the shape in the collection.

Returns

PowerPoint.Shape

The shape at the given index. An error is thrown if index is out of range.

Remarks

[ API set: PowerPointApi 1.3 ]

Examples

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

await PowerPoint.run(async function(context) {
  const slide: PowerPoint.Slide = context.presentation.slides.getItemAt(0);
  const shape: PowerPoint.Shape = slide.shapes.getItemAt(0);
  shape.tags.add("MOUNTAIN", "Denali");

  await context.sync();

  const myShapeTag: PowerPoint.Tag = shape.tags.getItem("MOUNTAIN");
  myShapeTag.load("key, value");

  await context.sync();

  console.log("Added key " + JSON.stringify(myShapeTag.key) + " with value " + JSON.stringify(myShapeTag.value));
});

getItemOrNullObject(id)

Gets a shape using its unique ID. If such a shape does not exist, an object with an isNullObject property set to true is returned.

getItemOrNullObject(id: string): PowerPoint.Shape;

Parameters

id

string

The ID of the shape.

Returns

PowerPoint.Shape

The shape with the unique ID. If such a shape does not exist, an object with an isNullObject property set to true is returned.

Remarks

[ API set: PowerPointApi 1.3 ]

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.ShapeCollectionLoadOptions & PowerPoint.Interfaces.CollectionLoadOptions): PowerPoint.ShapeCollection;

Parameters

options

PowerPoint.Interfaces.ShapeCollectionLoadOptions & PowerPoint.Interfaces.CollectionLoadOptions

Provides options for which properties of the object to load.

Returns

PowerPoint.ShapeCollection

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.ShapeCollection;

Parameters

propertyNames

string | string[]

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

Returns

PowerPoint.ShapeCollection

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();
});

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?: OfficeExtension.LoadOption): PowerPoint.ShapeCollection;

Parameters

propertyNamesAndPaths

OfficeExtension.LoadOption

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.ShapeCollection

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.ShapeCollection object is an API object, the toJSON method returns a plain JavaScript object (typed as PowerPoint.Interfaces.ShapeCollectionData) that contains an "items" array with shallow copies of any loaded properties from the collection's items.

toJSON(): PowerPoint.Interfaces.ShapeCollectionData;

Returns

PowerPoint.Interfaces.ShapeCollectionData