Make a New Slide in PowerPoint Using a Custom Layout

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#1

I’d like to automate building some PowerPoint decks, but I’m puzzled as to how to add new slides using one or more specific custom layouts.

I’ve seen this example of adding a new slide using a pre-set slide layout option:

tell application "Microsoft PowerPoint"
   tell active presentation
      make new slide at end with properties {layout:slide layout text slide}
   end tell
end tell

But how do I tell it to use a specific, named custom layout? I can’t find the syntax to refer to it by name or number. If it can’t be set at the time of creation, can it be applied after creation?

Thanks,

Mary

#2

Not sure as I have an abiding hatred for powerpoint but custom layout is a property of a slide (as is layout).

You might try to set it in your make properties or failing that, after the slide has been added.