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Shape.Id Property

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PowerPoint Developer Reference

Returns a Long that identifies the shape or range of shapes. Read-only.

Syntax

expression.Id

expression   A variable that represents a Shape object.

Return Value
Long

Example

This example adds a new shape to the active presentation, then fills the shape according to the value of the Id property.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub ShapeID()
    With ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes.AddShape _
            (Type:=msoShape5pointStar, Left:=100, _
            Top:=100, Width:=100, Height:=100)

    Select Case .<strong>Id</strong>
        Case 0 To 500
            .Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(Red:=255, Green:=0, Blue:=0)
        Case 500 To 1000
            .Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(Red:=255, Green:=255, Blue:=0)
        Case 1000 To 1500
            .Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(Red:=255, Green:=0, Blue:=255)
        Case 1500 To 2000
            .Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(Red:=0, Green:=255, Blue:=0)
        Case 2000 To 2500
            .Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(Red:=0, Green:=255, Blue:=255)
        Case Else
            .Fill.ForeColor.RGB = RGB(Red:=0, Green:=0, Blue:=255)
    End Select
End With



End Sub

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