VBA From Excel to word Moving shapes - vba

I'm trying to create a VBA macro that move shapes in word .
For example when a user enter a value in Excel userform =43 and clik valide the shapes in word moves 43 step
I tried this in Excel and I succeed to make the code but to move it in word I didn't find how i Tried alot of thing but if some can help me with this .
This my code
Sub lacro1()
rep_count = 0
width_variable = 10
Do
DoEvents
rep_count = rep_count + 1
width_variable = width_variable + 6
Sheets("Feuil1").Shapes("Connecteur droit 2").Left =
Sheets("Feuil1").Range("A2").Value
timeout (0.01)
Loop Until rep_count = Sheets("Feuil1").Range("A2").Value
End Sub
Sub timeout(duration_ms As Double)
Start_Time = Timer
Do
DoEvents
Loop Until (Timer - Start_Time) >= duration_ms
End Sub
What I want it move shapes located in word .doc based on value in excel

This works for me
Sub Sample()
Dim oWordApp As Object, oWordDoc As Object
Dim shp As Object
'~~> Establish an Word application object
On Error Resume Next
Set oWordApp = GetObject(, "Word.Application")
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
Set oWordApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")
End If
Err.Clear
On Error GoTo 0
oWordApp.Visible = True
Set oWordDoc = oWordApp.Documents.Open("C:\Users\Siddharth\Desktop\Sid.Docx")
Set shp = oWordDoc.Shapes(1)
With shp
.Left = 80
.Top = 40
End With
End Sub
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Copy and paste large number of charts from Excel to PowerPoint via VBA

The task is to loop through an Excel workbook with multiple sheets and copy all the charts contained in the workbook into a PowerPoint presentation, one chart per slide and always the same layout.
Sub PPT_Example()
Dim pptApp As PowerPoint.Application
Dim pptPres As PowerPoint.Presentation
Dim sh As Worksheet
Dim ch As ChartObject
Set pptApp = New PowerPoint.Application
pptApp.Visible = True
Set pptPres = pptApp.Presentations.Add
pptPres.PageSetup.SlideSize = PpSlideSizeType.ppSlideSizeOnScreen16x9
For Each sh In ActiveWorkbook.Sheets
For Each ch In sh.ChartObjects
Dim pptSlide As Slide
Dim Title As Object
Dim Box As Object
Dim Txt As Object
Set pptSlide = pptPres.Slides.Add(pptPres.Slides.Count + 1, ppLayoutBlank)
ch.Copy
With pptSlide.Shapes.Paste
.Top = Application.CentimetersToPoints(3.3)
.Left = Application.CentimetersToPoints(0.76)
.Width = Application.CentimetersToPoints(16)
.Height = Application.CentimetersToPoints(10.16)
End With
'Insert Box
Set Box = pptSlide.Shapes.AddShape(Type:=msoShapeRectangle, _
Left:=Application.CentimetersToPoints(17.1), _
Top:=Application.CentimetersToPoints(3.3), _
Width:=Application.CentimetersToPoints(7.22), _
Height:=Application.CentimetersToPoints(9.29))
Prop_Box.Name = "Box"
pptSlide.Shapes("Box").Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(219, 233, 255)
pptSlide.Shapes("Box").Line.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 102, 255)
'Insert the text box
Set Txt = pptSlide.Shapes.AddTextbox(Orientation:=msoTextOrientationHorizontal, _
Left:=Application.CentimetersToPoints(17.1), _
Top:=Application.CentimetersToPoints(3.3), _
Width:=Application.CentimetersToPoints(7.22), _
Height:=Application.CentimetersToPoints(9.29))
Txt.Name = "Txt"
pptSlide.Shapes("Txt").TextFrame.TextRange.Font.Size = 14
pptSlide.Shapes("Txt").TextFrame.TextRange.Font.Bold = msoCTrue
pptSlide.Shapes("Txt").TextFrame.TextRange.Font.Name = "Arial"
pptSlide.Shapes("Txt").TextFrame.TextRange.Text = "Sample Text"
'Clear the Clipboard
Dim oData As New DataObject 'object to use the clipboard
oData.SetText Text:=Empty 'Clear
oData.PutInClipboard
Next
Next
End Sub
The code works on my example (2 sheets, 3 charts total) but not if I apply it to the real thing, which is a workbook with 10-15 sheets and 8 charts per sheet. At some (random?) point, the code stops and gives me this error.
Run-time error:
Shapes (unknown member): Invalid request. Clipboard is empty or contains data which may not be pasted here.
I noted that the code crashed earlier, the more objects I put on the slides (which is why I left the text and the box in my example, although not strictly neccessary). Given that and the error message, I assumed the clipboard might not be cleared properly after each loop, so I put in a section to clear the clipboard but it didn't solve the issue.
After the chart is copied, try adding DoEvents and pausing the macro for a few seconds before pasting it into your slide. And the same thing after it's pasted into your slide.
So, for example, first add the following function to pause your code . . .
Sub PauseMacro(ByVal secs As Long)
Dim endTime As Single
endTime = Timer + secs
Do
DoEvents
Loop Until Timer > endTime
End Sub
Then try something like this . . .
ch.Copy
DoEvents
PauseMacro 5 'pause for 5 seconds
With pptSlide.Shapes.Paste
DoEvents
PauseMacro 5 'pause for 5 seconds
.Top = Application.CentimetersToPoints(3.3)
.Left = Application.CentimetersToPoints(0.76)
.Width = Application.CentimetersToPoints(16)
.Height = Application.CentimetersToPoints(10.16)
End With
You may find through testing that you can pause for less than 5 seconds, maybe 3 seconds.
My approach is to split out potentially time-consuming operations into separate functions (see "'' Call as a Function" below). When a function is called, and then has to return, it seems that Excel/VBA/the-little-green-men-running-everything make sure that whatever operation it is waits until the operation is finished (the chart is totally added to the clipboard, the clipboard contents are totally pasted, the shape is totally instantiated, etc.) before continuing.
This also means not necessarily forcing a delay during execution that might not be needed (the Do Until or Loop Until or Wait that is often suggested).
So your code might look like this (caveat: untested)
Sub PPT_Example()
Dim pptApp As PowerPoint.Application
Dim pptPres As PowerPoint.Presentation
Dim sh As Worksheet
Dim ch As ChartObject
Set pptApp = New PowerPoint.Application
pptApp.Visible = True
Set pptPres = pptApp.Presentations.Add
pptPres.PageSetup.SlideSize = PpSlideSizeType.ppSlideSizeOnScreen16x9
For Each sh In ActiveWorkbook.Sheets
For Each ch In sh.ChartObjects
Dim pptSlide As Slide
Dim Title As Object
Dim Box As Object
Dim Txt As Object
Set pptSlide = NewSlide(pptPres) '' Call as a Function
ch.Copy
Dim shp As PowerPoint.Shape
Set shp = NewShape(pptSlide) '' Call as a Function
With shp
.Top = Application.CentimetersToPoints(3.3)
.Left = Application.CentimetersToPoints(0.76)
.Width = Application.CentimetersToPoints(16)
.Height = Application.CentimetersToPoints(10.16)
End With
'Insert Box
Set Box = NewBox(pptSlide) '' Call as a Function
Prop_Box.Name = "Box"
pptSlide.Shapes("Box").Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(219, 233, 255)
pptSlide.Shapes("Box").Line.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 102, 255)
'Insert the text box
Set Txt = NewTextBox(pptSlide) '' Call as a Function
Txt.Name = "Txt"
pptSlide.Shapes("Txt").TextFrame.TextRange.Font.Size = 14
pptSlide.Shapes("Txt").TextFrame.TextRange.Font.Bold = msoCTrue
pptSlide.Shapes("Txt").TextFrame.TextRange.Font.Name = "Arial"
pptSlide.Shapes("Txt").TextFrame.TextRange.Text = "Sample Text"
'Clear the Clipboard
Dim oData As New DataObject 'object to use the clipboard
oData.SetText Text:=Empty 'Clear
oData.PutInClipboard
Next
Next
End Sub
Function NewSlide(pptPres As PowerPoint.Presentation) As PowerPoint.Slide
Set NewSlide = pptPres.Slides.Add(pptPres.Slides.Count + 1, ppLayoutBlank)
End Function
Function NewShape(pptSlide As PowerPoint.Slide) As PowerPoint.Shape
Set NewShape = pptSlide.Shapes.Paste
End Function
Function NewBox(pptSlide As PowerPoint.Slide) As Object
Set Box = pptSlide.Shapes.AddShape(Type:=msoShapeRectangle, _
Left:=Application.CentimetersToPoints(17.1), _
Top:=Application.CentimetersToPoints(3.3), _
Width:=Application.CentimetersToPoints(7.22), _
Height:=Application.CentimetersToPoints(9.29))
End Function
Function NewTextBox(pptSlide As PowerPoint.Slide) As Object
Set NewTextBox = pptSlide.Shapes.AddTextbox(Orientation:=msoTextOrientationHorizontal, _
Left:=Application.CentimetersToPoints(17.1), _
Top:=Application.CentimetersToPoints(3.3), _
Width:=Application.CentimetersToPoints(7.22), _
Height:=Application.CentimetersToPoints(9.29))
End Function

Creating a Power Point presentation in Excel with default SlideMaster

I am building a macro that takes excel data and puts in PowerPoint presentation, however the presentation that is created from scratch by my macro contains default Office SlideMaster in opposition to a new presentation created by opening PowerPoint manually which contains SlideMaster loaded from
C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\blank.potx which is a company slidemaster. I want the macro to create a presentation with company slidemaster, the problem is that the macro will be ran on different computers therefore I can not use the path to blank.potx (username changes).
Is it possible to make it work that way?
Here is the beggining of my code:
Sub mainsub()
Dim PowerPointApp As Object
Dim myPresentation As Object
Dim mySlide As Object
Dim mySlide2 As Object
Dim myShape As Object
Dim myShape1 As Object
Dim myShape2 As Object
Dim ws As Worksheet
Set formularz = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("formularz")
On Error Resume Next
Set PowerPointApp = GetObject(class:="PowerPoint.Application")
Err.Clear
If PowerPointApp Is Nothing Then Set PowerPointApp = CreateObject(class:="PowerPoint.Application")
If Err.Number = 429 Then
MsgBox "PowerPoint could not be found, aborting."
Exit Sub
End If
On Error GoTo 0
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Set myPresentation = PowerPointApp.Presentations.Add
Set mySlide = myPresentation.Slides.Add(1, 12)
With myPresentation.PageSetup
.SlideWidth = 800
.SlideHeight = 450
End With
ThisWorkbook.Sheets("formularz").Activate
PowerPointApp.Visible = True
PowerPointApp.Activate
PowerPointApp.WindowState = 2
mySlide.Select
Set myShape1 = mySlide.Shapes.addTextbox(msoTextOrientationHorizontal, 100, 100, 100, 100)
text1 = formularz.Range("B2").text
myShape1.TextFrame.TextRange.text = text1
myShape1.top = 0
myShape1.TextFrame.TextRange.Font.Name = "Helvetica 75"
myShape1.TextFrame.TextRange.Font.Color.RGB = RGB(255, 102, 0)
myShape1.TextFrame.WordWrap = 0
myShape1.left = 400 - myShape1.width / 2
PowerPointApp.ActiveWindow.Selection.Unselect
.
.
.
and so on, mainly creating great number of another slides and shapes.
Probably the answer to my question is (to be put) somewhere in above code.
Thanks for any piece of advice

Copy and paste rows from Excel to Powerpoint

Ok, here is what I am looking for (Im new, so be gentle):
Copy and paste (default format) from excel to powerpoint (from just the one sheet)
I can only fit so many rows in ppt - so after a slide fills, I want ppt to create a new slide
Same title for each slide is fine!
I only need columns B:K copied over
That's it, however I am stuck :( I know the below code is NOT the best way to write this and it contains errors in which I am sure will be easy to spot. I cannot find how to do this anywhere on the net.
This is what I have so far:
Sub ExcelRangeToPowerPoint()
Dim rng As Excel.Range
Dim PowerPointApp As PowerPoint.Application
Dim myPresentation As PowerPoint.Presentation
Dim mySlide As PowerPoint.Slide
Dim myShapeRange As PowerPoint.Shape
Dim i As Integer
'Create an Instance of PowerPoint
On Error Resume Next
'Is PowerPoint already opened?
Set PowerPointApp = GetObject(class:="PowerPoint.Application")
'Clear the error between errors
Err.Clear
'If PowerPoint is not already open then open PowerPoint
If PowerPointApp Is Nothing Then Set PowerPointApp = CreateObject(class:="PowerPoint.Application")
'Make PowerPoint Visible and Active
PowerPointApp.Visible = True
PowerPointApp.Activate
'Create a New Presentation
Set myPresentation = PowerPointApp.Presentations.Add
'Add a slide to the Presentation
Set mySlide = myPresentation.Slides.Add(1, ppLayoutTitleOnly)
For i = 1 To 6
'need to set focus to slde 1
PowerPointApp.ActiveWindow.View.GotoSlide (1)
'Deletes Title
'mySlide.Shapes.Title.Delete
'builds new title
mySlide.Shapes.AddShape Type:=msoShapeRectangle, left:=9, Top:=6, Width:=702, Height:=30
mySlide.Shapes(mySlide.Shapes.Count).Line.Visible = msoTrue
mySlide.Shapes(mySlide.Shapes.Count).TextFrame.TextRange.Font.Size = 20
mySlide.Shapes(mySlide.Shapes.Count).TextFrame.TextRange.Font.Color.RGB = RGB(0, 0, 0)
mySlide.Shapes(mySlide.Shapes.Count).TextFrame.TextRange.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = ppAlignLeft
mySlide.Shapes(mySlide.Shapes.Count).TextFrame.TextRange.Text = "Current Full Initiative Details – Branded Book as of " & Date
mySlide.Shapes(mySlide.Shapes.Count).Name = "I am TITLE"
mySlide.Shapes(mySlide.Shapes.Count).Line.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(0, 0, 0)
mySlide.Shapes(mySlide.Shapes.Count).Line.Weight = 1
mySlide.Shapes(mySlide.Shapes.Count).Fill.Visible = msoTrue
mySlide.Shapes(mySlide.Shapes.Count).Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(255, 255, 255)
'Copy Range from Excel
Set rng = ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("RAW").Range("B1:K23")
'Copy Excel Range
rng.Copy
'Paste to PowerPoint and position
PowerPointApp.ActiveWindow.View.PasteSpecial DataType:=ppPasteDefault
Set myShapeRange = mySlide.Shapes(mySlide.Shapes.Count)
'Set position:
myShapeRange.left = 10
myShapeRange.Top = 42
myShapeRange.Height = 492
myShapeRange.Width = 702
ActiveWorkbook.Sheets("RAW").Rows("2:23").Delete
Call myPresentation.Slides.Add(1, PpSlideLayout.ppLayoutTitleOnly)
'Clear The Clipboard
Application.CutCopyMode = False
Next i
End Sub
As requested in comments, here is the code I use to copy a slide from a master PPT template to the report PPT.
There is some extraneous code in there to provide status updates on the form we use to drive the process, as well as a debugging flag that I can toggle on/off at run time - these can both be removed.
This will serve as a starting point to finding the proper solution for your situation, and is not a complete answer to the question as asked.
'I've chosen to declare these globally, though it's probably not the best way:
Dim PPTObj As PowerPoint.Application
Dim PPTMaster As PowerPoint.Presentation
Dim PPTClinic As PowerPoint.Presentation
Private Sub InsertPPT(ByVal SlideName As String, ByVal StatusText As String)
Dim Shp As PowerPoint.Shape
Dim Top As Single
Dim Left As Single
Dim Height As Single
Dim width As Single
PPTMaster.Slides(SlideName).Copy
PPTClinic.Slides.Paste
Form_Master.ProcessStatus.Value = StatusText & " InsertPPT"
With PPTClinic.Slides(PPTClinic.Slides.count)
If Debugging Then
.Select
End If
.Design = PPTMaster.Slides(SlideName).Design 'this ensures we get all the right formatting - only seems to be necessary 1 time, but we'll just do it on all
.ColorScheme = PPTMaster.Slides(SlideName).ColorScheme
.FollowMasterBackground = PPTMaster.Slides(SlideName).FollowMasterBackground
For Each Shp In .Shapes 'loop through all the shapes on the slide
If Debugging Then
' .Select
Shp.Select
End If
Form_Master.ProcessStatus.Value = StatusText & " InsertPPT-" & Shp.Name
If Shp.Type = msoLinkedOLEObject Then 'when we find a linked one
ReLinkShape Shp, TempVars!NewXLName
'need to store off top, left, width, height
Top = Shp.Top
Left = Shp.Left
Height = Shp.Height
width = Shp.width
Shp.LinkFormat.Update 'and force the link to refresh
MySleep 2, "S" 'hopefully, the 2 second pause will allow everything to update properly before moving on.
'then reset them here - they seem to change shape when I update them
Shp.LockAspectRatio = msoFalse
Shp.Top = Top
Shp.Left = Left
Shp.width = width
Shp.Height = Height
ElseIf Shp.Name = "SlideName" And Not Debugging Then 'if it's the "SlideName" tag
Shp.Delete 'delete it (unless we're debugging)
End If
Next
End With
Form_Master.ProcessStatus.Value = StatusText
End Sub
Private Sub ReLinkShape(ByRef Shp As PowerPoint.Shape, ByVal NewDestination As String)
Dim Link() As String
Dim link2() As String
If Shp.Type = msoLinkedOLEObject Then 'when we find a linked one
Link = Split(Shp.LinkFormat.SourceFullName, "!") 'update the link to point to the new clinic spreadsheet instead of the master
If InStr(1, Link(2), "]") > 0 Then
link2 = Split(Link(2), "]")
Link(2) = "[" & TempVars!ClinicName & ".xlsx]" & link2(1)
End If
Shp.LinkFormat.SourceFullName = NewDestination & "!" & Link(1) & "!" & Link(2)
End If
End Sub
Public Sub MySleep(ByRef Unit As Double, ByRef UOM As String)
Dim Pause As Date
Pause = DateAdd(UOM, Unit, Now())
While Now < Pause
DoEvents
Wend
End Sub

VBA Excel to PPT export

I'm trying to transfer some code from one workbook to another and I'm having trouble figuring out why it's not working. I transferred the sheets into the new workbook and made the necessary updates in the code to reference the correct sheets. Everything else between the workbooks is consistent, but I keep receiving a compile error : User-defined type not defined. I tried debugging but I'm not sure what it's pointing to. Thanks in advance.
Sub CreatePP()
Dim ppApp As Object
Dim ppSlide As Object
On Error Resume Next
Set ppApp = GetObject(, "Powerpoint.Application")
On Error GoTo 0
If ppApp Is Nothing Then
Set ppApp = CreateObject("Powerpoint.Application")
ppApp.Visible = True
ppApp.Presentations.Add
End If
Dim MySheets, i As Long
MySheets = Array(Sheet44, Sheet45, Sheet46, Sheet47, Sheet43, Sheet42, Sheet41, Sheet40, Sheet48) 'these are sheet codenames not sheet name.
MyRanges = Array("A1:Q45", "A1:Q45", "A1:Q45", "A1:Q45", "A1:Q45", "A1:Q45", "A1:Q45", "A1:Q45", "A1:Q45")
For i = LBound(MySheets) To UBound(MySheets)
If ppApp.ActivePresentation.Slides.Count = 0 Then
Set ppSlide = ppApp.ActivePresentation.Slides.Add(1, 12) 'ppLayoutBlank
Else
ppApp.ActivePresentation.Slides.Add ppApp.ActivePresentation.Slides.Count + 1, 12
Set ppSlide = ppApp.ActivePresentation.Slides(ppApp.ActivePresentation.Slides.Count)
End If
Copy_Paste_to_PowerPoint ppApp, ppSlide, MySheets(i), MySheets(i).Range(MyRanges(i)), xl_Bitmap
Next
End Sub
Sub Copy_Paste_to_PowerPoint(ByRef ppApp As Object, ByRef ppSlide As Object, ByVal ObjectSheet As Worksheet, _
ByRef PasteObject As Object, Optional ByVal Paste_Type As PasteFormat)
Dim PasteRange As Boolean
Dim objChart As ChartObject
Dim lngSU As Long
Select Case TypeName(PasteObject)
Case "Range"
If Not TypeName(Selection) = "Range" Then Application.GoTo PasteObject.Cells(1)
PasteRange = True
Case "Chart": Set objChart = PasteObject.Parent
Case "ChartObject": Set objChart = PasteObject
Case Else
MsgBox PasteObject.Name & " is not a valid object to paste. Macro will exit", vbCritical
Exit Sub
End Select
With Application
lngSU = .ScreenUpdating
.ScreenUpdating = 0
End With
ppApp.ActiveWindow.View.GotoSlide ppSlide.SlideNumber
On Error GoTo -1: On Error GoTo 0
DoEvents
If PasteRange Then
If Paste_Type = xl_Bitmap Then
'//Paste Range as Picture
PasteObject.CopyPicture Appearance:=1, Format:=-4147
ppSlide.Shapes.Paste.Select
ElseIf Paste_Type = xl_HTML Then
'//Paste Range as HTML
PasteObject.Copy
ppSlide.Shapes.PasteSpecial(8, link:=1).Select 'ppPasteHTML
ElseIf Paste_Type = xl_Link Then
'//Paste Range as Linked
PasteObject.Copy
ppSlide.Shapes.PasteSpecial(0, link:=1).Select 'ppPasteDefault
End If
Else
If Paste_Type = xl_Link Then
'//Copy & Paste Chart Linked
objChart.Chart.ChartArea.Copy
ppSlide.Shapes.PasteSpecial(link:=True).Select
Else
'//Copy & Paste Chart Not Linked
objChart.Chart.CopyPicture Appearance:=1, Size:=1, Format:=2
ppSlide.Shapes.Paste.Select
End If
End If
'//Center pasted object in the slide
With ppApp.ActiveWindow
If .Height > .Selection.ShapeRange.Height Then
.Selection.ShapeRange.LockAspectRatio = True
.Selection.ShapeRange.Height = .Height * 0.82
End If
If .Selection.ShapeRange.Width > 708 Then
.Selection.ShapeRange.LockAspectRatio = True
.Selection.ShapeRange.Width = 708
End If
.Selection.ShapeRange.Align msoAlignCenters, True
.Selection.ShapeRange.Align msoAlignMiddles, True
End With
With Application
.CutCopyMode = False
.ScreenUpdating = lngSU
End With
'AppActivate ("Microsoft Excel")
End Sub
When you copied that Copy_Paste_to_PowerPoint function you forgot to copy the enum.
Public Enum PasteFormat
xl_Link = 0
xl_HTML = 1
xl_Bitmap = 2
End Enum
Did you get it from somewhere like here? It looks a bit like that version. It looks like you or whoever you got that from stripped out the attribution. You really should put a comment attributing the source of your snippets in there. Not only is it a legal requirement of places like stackoverflow, but it's also quite useful for figuring out what code does, where it came from, and what might be wrong with it.

How to modify text in Powerpoint via Excel VBA without changing style

I am trying to replace a set of tags in the text of a powerpoint slide from Excel using VBA. I can get the slide text as follows:
Dim txt as String
txt = pptSlide.Shapes(jj).TextFrame.TextRange.Characters.text
I then run through replacing my tags with the requested values. However when I set do
pptSlide.Shapes(jj).TextFrame.TextRange.Characters.text = txt
Problem: All the formatting which the user has set up in the text box is lost.
Background:
The shape object is msoPlaceHolder and contains a range of text styles including bullet points with tags which should be replaced with numbers for instance. The VBA should be unaware of this formatting and need only concern itself with the text replacement.
Can anyone tell me on how to modify the text while keeping the style set up by the user.
Thanks.
Am using Office 2010 if that is helpful.
The solution by Krause is close but the FIND method returns a TextRange object that has to be checked. Here is a complete subroutine that replaces FROM-string with TO-string in an entire presentation, and DOESN'T mess up the formatting!
Sub Replace_in_Shapes_and_Tables(pPPTFile As Presentation, sFromStr As String, sToStr As String)
Dim sld As Slide
Dim shp As Shape
Dim i As Long
Dim j As Long
Dim m As Long
Dim trFoundText As TextRange
On Error GoTo Replace_in_Shapes_and_Tables_Error
For Each sld In pPPTFile.Slides
For Each shp In sld.Shapes
If shp.HasTextFrame Then
If shp.TextFrame.HasText Then ' only perform action on shape if it contains the target string
Set trFoundText = shp.TextFrame.TextRange.Find(sFromStr)
If Not (trFoundText Is Nothing) Then
m = shp.TextFrame.TextRange.Find(sFromStr).Characters.Start
shp.TextFrame.TextRange.Characters(m).InsertBefore (sToStr)
shp.TextFrame.TextRange.Find(sFromStr).Delete
End If
End If
End If
If shp.HasTable Then
For i = 1 To shp.Table.Rows.Count
For j = 1 To shp.Table.Columns.Count
Set trFoundText = shp.Table.Rows.Item(i).Cells(j).Shape.TextFrame.TextRange.Find(sFromStr)
If Not (trFoundText Is Nothing) Then
m = shp.Table.Rows.Item(i).Cells(j).Shape.TextFrame.TextRange.Find(sFromStr).Characters.Start
shp.Table.Rows.Item(i).Cells(j).Shape.TextFrame.TextRange.Characters(m).InsertBefore (sToStr)
shp.Table.Rows.Item(i).Cells(j).Shape.TextFrame.TextRange.Find(sFromStr).Delete
End If
Next j
Next i
End If
Next shp
Next sld
For Each shp In pPPTFile.SlideMaster.Shapes
If shp.HasTextFrame Then
If shp.TextFrame.HasText Then
Set trFoundText = shp.TextFrame.TextRange.Find(sFromStr)
If Not (trFoundText Is Nothing) Then
m = shp.TextFrame.TextRange.Find(sFromStr).Characters.Start
shp.TextFrame.TextRange.Characters(m).InsertBefore (sToStr)
shp.TextFrame.TextRange.Find(sFromStr).Delete
End If
End If
End If
If shp.HasTable Then
For i = 1 To shp.Table.Rows.Count
For j = 1 To shp.Table.Columns.Count
Set trFoundText = shp.Table.Rows.Item(i).Cells(j).Shape.TextFrame.TextRange.Find(sFromStr)
If Not (trFoundText Is Nothing) Then
m = shp.Table.Rows.Item(i).Cells(j).Shape.TextFrame.TextRange.Find(sFromStr).Characters.Start
shp.Table.Rows.Item(i).Cells(j).Shape.TextFrame.TextRange.Characters(m).InsertBefore (sToStr)
shp.Table.Rows.Item(i).Cells(j).Shape.TextFrame.TextRange.Find(sFromStr).Delete
End If
Next j
Next i
End If
Next shp
On Error GoTo 0
Exit Sub
Replace_in_Shapes_and_Tables_Error:
MsgBox "Error " & Err.Number & " (" & Err.Description & ") in procedure Replace_in_Shapes_and_Tables of Module modA_Code"
Resume
End Sub
While what Steve Rindsberg said is true I think I have come up with a decent workaround. It is by no means pretty but it gets the job done without sacrificing the formatting. It uses Find functions and Error Controlling for any text box that doesn't have the variable you are looking to change out.
i = 1
Set oPs = oPa.ActivePresentation.Slides(oPa.ActivePresentation.Slides.Count)
j = 1
Do Until i > oPa.ActivePresentation.Slides.Count
oPa.ActivePresentation.Slides(i).Select
Do Until j > oPa.ActivePresentation.Slides(i).Shapes.Count
If oPa.ActivePresentation.Slides(i).Shapes(j).HasTextFrame Then
If oPa.ActivePresentation.Slides(i).Shapes(j).TextFrame.HasText Then
On Error GoTo Err1
If oPa.ActivePresentation.Slides(i).Shapes(j).TextFrame.TextRange.Find("[specific search term]") = "[specific search term]" Then
m = oPa.ActivePresentation.Slides(i).Shapes(j).TextFrame.TextRange.Find("[specific search term]").Characters.Start
oPa.ActivePresentation.Slides(i).Shapes(j).TextFrame.TextRange.Characters(m).InsertBefore ([replace term])
oPa.ActivePresentation.Slides(i).Shapes(j).TextFrame.TextRange.Find("[specific search term]").Delete
ExitHere:
End If
End If
End If
j = j + 1
Loop
j = 1
i = i + 1
Loop
Exit Sub
Err1:
Resume ExitHere
End Sub
Hope this helps!
I found the solution using the code below. It edits the notes by replacing "string to replace" with "new string". This example is not iterative and will only replace the first occurrence but it should be fairly easy to make it iterative.
$PowerpointFile = "C:\Users\username\Documents\test.pptx"
$Powerpoint = New-Object -ComObject powerpoint.application
$ppt = $Powerpoint.presentations.open($PowerpointFile, 2, $True, $False)
$ppt.Slides[3].Shapes[2].TextFrame.TextRange.Text
$ppt.Slides[3].NotesPage.Shapes[2].TextFrame.TextRange.Text
foreach($slide in $ppt.slides){
$TextRange = $slide.NotesPage.Shapes[2].TextFrame.TextRange
$find = $TextRange.Find('string to replace').Start
$TextRange.Find('string to replace').Delete()
$TextRange.Characters($find).InsertBefore('new string')
$TextRange.Text
}
$ppt.SaveAs("C:\Users\username\Documents\test2.pptx")
$Powerpoint.Quit()