ppt shape add

PowerPoint: Shape - Add

Add shapes and text boxes to a slide with text, fill, position, and styling.

Path: /slide[N] (parent)

Properties

Property	Default	Description
text	(empty)	Text content (supports \n for line breaks)
name	TextBox {N}	Shape name
x, y	-	Position (EMU or units: cm, in, pt, px)
width, height	-	Size (EMU or units)
font	Calibri	Font family
size	11	Font size (pt)
bold	false	Bold text
italic	false	Italic text
underline	false	true/single, double, false/none
strikethrough	false	true/single, double, false/none
color	000000	Font color (hex RGB or theme: accent1-6, dk1, dk2, lt1, lt2)
shadow	-	Text shadow color (hex)
glow	-	Text glow color (hex)
reflection	false	Text reflection
fill	-	Shape fill (hex) or none
gradient	-	Gradient fill (e.g., C1-C2, radial:C1-C2-center)
line	-	Border color
lineWidth	-	Border width
lineDash	-	solid, sysDot, sysDash, dash, dashDot, lgDash, lgDashDot, lgDashDotDot, dot, sysDashDot, sysDashDotDot
preset	rect	Shape geometry
align	-	left, center, right, justify
valign	center	top, center, bottom
margin	-	Text margin (single or left,top,right,bottom)
autoFit	normal	true/normal, shape, false/none
rotation	0	Degrees
opacity	-	0-1
list	-	bullet, dash, arrow, check, star, numbered, alpha, roman, none
link	-	Hyperlink URL
animation	-	Animation (see Shape-Set for format)

Shape Presets

rect, roundRect, ellipse, diamond, triangle, rtTriangle, parallelogram, trapezoid, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, star4, star5, star6, star8, star10, star12, star16, star24, star32, heart, cloud, lightning, sun, moon, rightArrow, leftArrow, upArrow, downArrow, chevron, plus, cross, ribbon

Examples

# Simple text box
officecli add slides.pptx /slide[1] --type shape --prop text="Hello World" --prop x=2cm --prop y=3cm --prop width=10cm --prop height=5cm

# Styled shape with fill
officecli add slides.pptx /slide[1] --type shape --prop text="Important" --prop x=5cm --prop y=5cm --prop width=15cm --prop height=3cm --prop fill=4472C4 --prop color=FFFFFF --prop size=24 --prop bold=true --prop align=center

# Shape with gradient
officecli add slides.pptx /slide[1] --type shape --prop text="Gradient" --prop x=2cm --prop y=10cm --prop width=10cm --prop height=5cm --prop gradient=4472C4-1A1A2E

# Ellipse shape
officecli add slides.pptx /slide[1] --type shape --prop preset=ellipse --prop fill=FF6600 --prop x=15cm --prop y=5cm --prop width=5cm --prop height=5cm

# Bulleted list
officecli add slides.pptx /slide[1] --type shape --prop "text=Item 1\nItem 2\nItem 3" --prop list=bullet --prop x=2cm --prop y=5cm --prop width=20cm --prop height=8cm

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Based on OfficeCli v1.0.6