command get ppt

get - PowerPoint (.pptx)

Available paths for getting PowerPoint document elements.

Paths

Path	Description
/	Presentation root (metadata, slide list)
/slide[N]	Nth slide
/slide[N]/shape[M]	Shape M on slide N
/slide[N]/placeholder[X]	Placeholder by index or type name
/slide[N]/picture[M]	Picture M on slide N
/slide[N]/chart[M]	Chart M on slide N
/slide[N]/table[M]	Table M on slide N
/slide[N]/table[M]/tr[R]/tc[C]	Table cell
/slide[N]/video[M]	Video M on slide N
/slide[N]/audio[M]	Audio M on slide N
/slide[N]/notes	Speaker notes
/slide[N]/shape[M]/paragraph[P]	Paragraph in shape
/slide[N]/shape[M]/paragraph[P]/run[K]	Run in paragraph
/slide[N]/shape[M]/run[K]	Run anywhere in shape
/slideMaster[N]	Slide master
/slideLayout[N]	Slide layout

Placeholder Type Names

title, body, subtitle, centertitle, date, footer, slidenum, picture, chart, table, object

Examples

# Get presentation overview
officecli get slides.pptx /

# Get slide with children
officecli get slides.pptx /slide[1]
officecli get slides.pptx /slide[1] --depth 2

# Get a shape
officecli get slides.pptx /slide[1]/shape[1]

# Get placeholder by type
officecli get slides.pptx "/slide[1]/placeholder[title]"

# Get slide notes
officecli get slides.pptx /slide[1]/notes

# Get table cell
officecli get slides.pptx /slide[1]/table[1]/tr[1]/tc[1]

# Get picture
officecli get slides.pptx /slide[1]/picture[1]

# Get as JSON
officecli get slides.pptx /slide[1]/shape[1] --json

See Also

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

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Based on OfficeCLI v1.0.64