Add Method (Slides Collection Object)

Applies To

Slides collection object.

Description

Creates a new slide and adds it to the collection of slides in the specified presentation. Returns a Slide object that represents the new slide.

Syntax

expression.Add(Index, Layout)

expression Required. An expression that returns a Slides collection.

Index Required Long. Specifies the index number the new slide will have within the Slides collection. This value cannot exceed the number of existing slides + 1.

Layout Required Long. Can be one of the following PpSlideLayout constants:

ppLayoutBlank	ppLayoutChart
ppLayoutChartAndText	ppLayoutClipartAndText
ppLayoutClipArtAndVerticalText	ppLayoutFourObjects
ppLayoutLargeObject	ppLayoutMediaClipAndText
ppLayoutObject	ppLayoutObjectAndText
ppLayoutObjectOverText	ppLayoutOrgchart
ppLayoutTable	ppLayoutText
ppLayoutTextAndChart	ppLayoutTextAndClipart
ppLayoutTextAndMediaClip	ppLayoutTextAndObject
ppLayoutTextAndTwoObjects	ppLayoutTextOverObject

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ppLayoutTitle	ppLayoutTitleOnly
ppLayoutTwoColumnText	ppLayoutTwoObjectsAndText
ppLayoutTwoObjectsOverText	ppLayoutVerticalText
ppLayoutVerticalTitleAndText	ppLayoutVerticalTitleAndTextOverChart

Remarks

To alter the layout of an existing slide, use the Layout property.

Example

This example adds a slide that contains a title placeholder at the beginning of the active presentation.

ActivePresentation.Slides.Add 1, ppLayoutTitleOnly

This example adds a blank slide at the end of the active presentation.

With ActivePresentation.Slides
    .Add .Count + 1, ppLayoutBlank
End With