Get shape by name

To find a given shape's name, follow these steps:

  1. Open your template presentation in PowerPoint.

  2. In the Home tab find Arrange and select Selection Pane.

  1. The panel on the right will highlight the name of the shapes. Copy the shape names you wanted to populate and customise.

Reference: shapes

Download: input.zip | output.pptx


{
    "presentation": {
        "template": "template.pptx",
        "slides": [
            {
                "slide_index": 0,
                "shapes": [
                    {
                        "name": "Chart 5",
                        "data": [
                            ["Q1", "Q2", "Q3", "Q4"],
                            ["Product A", "Product B", "Product C", "Product D"],
                            [45, 32, 20, 18],
                            [55, 40, 30, 22],
                            [60, 48, 36, 28],
                            [72, 55, 42, 35]
                        ]
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}

Last updated

Was this helpful?