Export Shapes as graphics

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Problem

How can I export the currently selected shape or shapes, not the entire slide, to a graphics file?

Solution

This will export the currently selected shape (or the first shape of a multi-shape selection) to a GIF file in C:\Workarea\filename.gif

Call ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange(1).Export( _
	"C:\Workarea\filename.gif", _
	ppShapeFormatGIF)

Change the filename's extension and substitute different values (intellisense will show them to you) for ppShapeFormatGIF if you want to export to other formats.

Use .ShapeRange.Export instead of .ShapeRange(1).Export to export the entire current selection to a graphics file. There will be a white background beween shapes, regardless of what your presentation's background might be.

This works at least as far back as PPT 2000.

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