Returns or sets the name of the specified object. You can use the object's name in conjunction with the Item method to return a reference to the object if the Item method for the collection that contains the object takes a Variant argument. For example, if the value of the Name property for a shape is "Rectangle 2," then .Shapes("Rectangle 2") will return a reference to that shape. The following table contains information about the Name property for each object it applies to.
| Object | Name property details |
|---|---|
| AddIn | The name (title) of the add-in, for file types that are registered. Read-only String. |
| Application | Returns the string "Microsoft PowerPoint." Read-only String. |
| Font | Read/write String. |
| Master | Read/write String. |
| NamedSlideShow | You cannot use this property to set the name for a custom slide show. Use the Add method to redefine a custom slide show under a new name. Read-only String. |
| Presentation | The name of the presentation includes the file name extension (for file types that are registered) but doesn't include its path. You cannot use this property to set the name. Use the SaveAs method to save the presentation under a different name if you need to change the name. Read-only String. |
| Shape or ShapeRange (the shape range must contain exactly one shape) | When a shape is created, Powerpoint automatically assigns it a name in the form ShapeType Number, where ShapeType identifies the type of shape or AutoShape, and Number is an integer that's unique within the collection of shapes on the slide. For example, the automatically generated names of the shapes on a slide could be "Placeholder 1," "Oval 2," and "Rectangle 3." To avoid conflict with automatically assigned names, don't use the form ShapeType Number for user-defined names, where ShapeType is a value that is used for automatically generated names, and Number is any positive integer. Read/write String. |
| Slide or SlideRange (the slide range must contain exactly one slide) | When a slide is inserted into a presentation, PowerPoint automatically assigns it a name in the form Sliden, where n is an integer that represents the order in which the slide was created in the presentation. For example, the first slide inserted into a presentation is automatically named "Slide1." If you copy a slide from one presentation to another, the slide loses the name it had in the first presentation and is automatically assigned a new name in the second presentation. Read/write String. |
| SoundEffect | The set of valid names for a presentation appears in the Sound box in the Slide Transition dialog box (Slide Show menu). Read/write String. |