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Code stopped working in Powerpoint 2016

Code that perfectly works in earlier versions of PPT stopped working in 2016. When I try to change the left property of a shape in a chart, I get a Method left of object shape failed error. I can perfectly read the .Left property. I am running out…
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Powerpoint 2016 - Default Template on the Backstage

In PPT 2013, there was an option to save a template file blank.potx in %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Templates so it would appear on the Backstage as a "Default Theme". That also allowed to use CTRL + N to create a new presentation using the template. More…
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VBA to scale slide size to PPT Standard 4:3 Maximize

I want to resize my PowerPoint slide size to Standard (4:3) Maximize. I have the code to automatic resized to 4:3, but it defaults to Ensure Fit. How could I change the code to scale the Slide Size to 4:3 Maximize and not Ensure Fit? I've tried…
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VBA code to adjust image size in PowerPoint 2016

I am in my first week of learning VBA, and I am looking for a VBA code that will help me resize and reposition pictures pasted into PowerPoint 2016. The desired picture format details are below: Size - Height = 3.39" - Width = 6.67" - Rotation =…
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TF86001: Team Foundation was unable to load the Office Add-in

I am having the following problem in Powerpoint 2016 when I click on the My Shapes icon on the storyboard ICON, any idea?? Microsoft PowerPoint TF86001: Team Foundation was unable to load the Office Add-in. This may be caused by a Team Foundation…
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ThinkCell change link Excel of the chart Power Point

I' have many bar charts ThinkCell in a Power Point, these ones are linked to different tables of the same Excel. Now, I need to duplicate this Power Point but linked to another Excel file with the same structure (same sheets, same tables in the same…
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How can I add the Text Highlight Color control to a custom xml ribbon in PowerPoint?

I'm building a custom ribbon in PowerPoint and would like to include the Text Highlight Color Picker control on it. I've found an idMso called TextHighlightColorPicker, but it's not recognised by PowerPoint so I just get an error when I open…
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Adding sound effects to macro-generated PPT slides causes animations to change apparently randomly

I'm generating a largish presentation to run during a game showing players what stages they should have reached (the game isn't important). Each slide has a hollow circle/donut sweeping out an overall time while pictures appear showing the stage…
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How can I open the most recent SharePoint version of a file with PowerPoint VBA?

I have a macro-enabled presentation that aims to use an InsertFromFile command to copy a single slide from each of a number of other target presentations held in the same SharePoint location into the master. The code seems to draw the slide from…
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ppt Slide and textbox selection macros

I want to make a PowerPoint macro. This is a macro that selects with textbox slide number, left, top. 'for example Sub test1() ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Select with Left:=-300, Top:=100 End With Dim TBox1 TBox1 =…
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Reading a PowerPoint slide Speaker Notes from Office Add-In (web)(office.js)

I'm creating a PowerPoint Add-in (Javascript based Office Add-in for the web, aka Office.js), and need to read the Notes (Speaker Notes) for the current slide. I can access the shapes and other content on a slide (reading and inserting new content)…
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PowerPoint: Add Date of Yesterday and Tomorrow to a Slide

I want to have a table on my PowerPoint (2016) slide which should look like this: sysdate - 1 sysdate sysdate + 1 02.09.2021 03.09.2021 04.09.2021 To keep the slides intuitive, the dates should be updated automatically. By using Insert…
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Custom SuperTheme XML in Powerpoint

In our Windows Office 365 environment we've embarked on building "SuperTheme" for Powerpoint, editing the XML, so we can have different designs for different sizes of output, some pptx being solely printed on A4, others being 16x9 screen only…
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Does PowerPoint allow images to be displayed by reference, rather than placing the entire image in the slide?

I want certain images in my Powerpoint presentations to be displayed, but not paste in the slide show. In other words, the same image may appear on multiple slides in the Show; some images appear in multiple Shows. Instead of multiple copies of the…
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VBA Macro in powerpoint 2016 runing in normal mode not in slide show mode

New in VBA for ppt. (used to do more Excel vba). Below macro is really simple and works fine in normal mode , when I run it in PowerPoint's VBA editor. (Will add a blue rectangle shape in the center of the screen) To work in slide show, I assigned…
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