How do I distinguish the special page number characters on masters?
The text in the page number placeholder on the Slide Master looks like <x> but it's actually not.
In VBspeak, the string is really:
Chr$(139) & "x" & Chr$(155)
aka "Single Left-Pointing Angle Quotation Mark" and "Single Right-Pointing Angle Quotation Mark", rather than
Chr$(60) & "x" & Chr$(62)
as it might appear to be.
See How do I use VBA code in PowerPoint? to learn how to use this example code.
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