Article ID: 222734
Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q222734
SYMPTOMS
When you use a For Each...Next statement to loop through and remove all shapes on a specified slide, some shapes are not deleted. For example, the following code does not delete all the shapes on a slide.
For Each shapeObject In ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes
shapeObject.Delete
Next shapeObject
CAUSE
When you use a For Each...Next statement in a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications procedure, the procedure keeps track of each shape that it finds. When it finds the first shape, it knows that the next shape is the second shape on the slide. However, when it finds the first shape and then deletes it, the next shape becomes the first shape on the slide. Consequently, each subsequent shape on the slide is assigned a new position.
RESOLUTION
Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. NOTE: The following macro examples work only in PowerPoint. Visual Basic for Applications macros are not supported by the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: As the following sample Visual Basic procedure demonstrates, you can replace the For Each...Next statement with a Do...Loop statement (including While) to remove all the shapes on a slide.
Sub DeleteAllShapes()
' Delete every shape on slide 1.
With ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
While (.Shapes.Count > 0)
.Shapes(1).Delete
Wend
End With
End Sub
REFERENCES
For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles
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