Shapes Members (PowerPoint)

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 is 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.
AddMediaObject2	Adds a new media object.
AddMediaObjectFromEmbedTag	Adds a media object from an embedded tag to a Shapes 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.
AddSmartArt	Adds a SmartArt diagram to the Shapes object.
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.
Item	Returns a single Shape object from the specified Shapes 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	Pastes the contents of the Clipboard, using a special format.
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. Read-only.
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 Microsoft 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.
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. Read-only.
Title	Returns a Shape object that represents the slide title. Read-only.