Applying a theme to PowerPoint

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

I would like to apply a theme I have created to a PPT presentation.

The following script runs, but afterwards the presentation is unchanged.

Suggestions?

set thePresentation to “/Users/freejak/Desktop/combined-presentation.pptx”
set theTheme to “/Users/freejak/stirling-blue-and-yellow-theme.thmx”
tell application “Microsoft PowerPoint”
activate
open thePresentation
apply theme active presentation file name theTheme
save active presentation
close active presentation
end tell
tell application “Microsoft PowerPoint”
quit
end tell

Model: Macbook Air
AppleScript: 2.2.4
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Operating System: Mac OS X (10.8)

#2

Did not test this, but you might want to try something like this in your code:


tell application "Microsoft PowerPoint"
	activate
	set thePresentation to the name of the active presentation
	tell presentation thePresentation
		apply theme theTheme
	end tell
end tell
#3

Thank you haolesurferdude, but this does not run.

The line “apply theme theTheme” errors with the message:

Microsoft PowerPoint got an error: “/Users/freejak/stirling-blue-and-yellow-theme.thmx” doesn’t understand the apply theme message.

Jack