Finding shape names

To update the shapes in your PowerPoint template, you'll need to find their names first.

1. Open your template presentation in PowerPoint.

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

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

PowerPoint allows duplicate shape names, which can cause errors—rename the shapes yourself to make each one unique and fix the problem.

Example payload

We've taken the shape name "Title 1" from our template slide and used it in our payload:

{
  "presentation": {
    "template": "slides_as_template.pptx",
    "export_version": "Pptx2019",
    "slides": [
     {
        "type": "slide",
        "slide_index": 0,
        "shapes": [
           {
             "name": "Title 1",
             "text": "Automate PowerPoint Generation"
           }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}