command query ppt

query - PowerPoint (.pptx)

Query selectors for PowerPoint documents.

Element Selectors

Selector	Aliases	Description
shape	textbox	Shapes and text boxes
title	-	Title shapes
picture	pic	Pictures
video	-	Videos
audio	-	Audio clips
equation	math, formula	Equations
table	-	Tables
chart	-	Charts
placeholder	-	Placeholders

Attributes

Attribute	Applies To	Description
font	shapes	Font name (exact match)
font!=	shapes	Font not equal
title	shapes	Is title shape (bool)
alt	pictures	Has alt text (bool)

Pseudo-Selectors

Selector	Description
:contains("text")	Shape contains text (case-insensitive)
:no-alt	Picture without alt text

Slide Prefix

Filter by slide: slide[2] > shape[font="Arial"]

Examples

# All shapes containing text
officecli query slides.pptx 'shape:contains("Revenue")'

# Pictures without alt text
officecli query slides.pptx "picture:no-alt"

# Title shapes
officecli query slides.pptx "title"

# Shapes on slide 2 with Arial
officecli query slides.pptx 'slide[2] > shape[font="Arial"]'

# Shapes not using Calibri
officecli query slides.pptx "shape[font!=Calibri]"

# All charts
officecli query slides.pptx "chart"

# All tables
officecli query slides.pptx "table"

See Also

• query - Command syntax
• PowerPoint Reference - All PowerPoint elements

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Based on OfficeCli v1.0.6