PPT2000: How to Find the Name of an Object

ID: Q244379

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft PowerPoint 2000

SUMMARY

When working with several shapes, frames, or other objects, it is best to work with the shape's name, rather than its index position, because the index can vary with the shape's layer. This article describes how to find an object's name.

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NOTE: The following macro examples only work from within the PowerPoint application. Visual Basic for Applications macros are not supported by the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q230746 PPT: Viewer: Presentation Macros Don't Run Within the Viewer

Getting Object Names

Although you can work with the index position for visible objects, if you plan to hide and make visible a shape or text frame, find out the name of the object as follows:

In slide view, click to select the shape or frame whose name you want to retrieve.

On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Visual Basic Editor.

If the Immediate window is not visible, click Immediate Window on the View menu.

Type the following line of code in the Immediate window, and press ENTER:


Debug.Print ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange.Name

This returns the name of the selected object, and prints it below the command. This is the actual name of the selected slide object.

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Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto