ppt slide set

PowerPoint: Slide - Set

Modify slide properties including background, transition, advance timing, and speaker notes.

Path: /slide[N]

Properties

Property	Accepted Values	Description
background	color/gradient/image	Background
transition	transition format	Transition effect
advanceTime	milliseconds	Auto-advance delay
advanceClick	bool	Advance on click
notes	text	Speaker notes
layout	layout name	Change slide layout (e.g., Title and Content, titleOnly, blank)
align	alignment value	Align shapes on slide
distribute	horizontal, vertical	Distribute shapes evenly
hidden	bool	Hide the slide from playback (sets sld@show=0). query 'slide[hidden=true]' filters hidden slides.
showFooter	bool	Show the footer placeholder on this slide
showSlideNumber	bool	Show the slide number placeholder
showDate	bool	Show the date/time placeholder
showHeader	bool	Show the header placeholder

Align Values

• Shape-relative: left, center, right, top, middle, bottom
• Slide-relative: slide-left, slide-center, slide-right, slide-top, slide-middle, slide-bottom

Use targets=shape[1],shape[2] to target specific shapes; omit for all shapes.

Background Format

Format	Example	Description
Solid	FF0000	Hex RGB
Linear gradient	C1-C2 or C1-C2-angle	Two colors with optional angle
Custom stops	C1@30-C2@70	Custom stop positions (percent)
Semicolon linear	LINEAR;C1;C2;angle	Explicit linear gradient
Semicolon radial	RADIAL;C1;C2	Radial gradient
Semicolon path	PATH;C1;C2	Path gradient
Radial gradient	radial:C1-C2[-focus]	Focus: tl, tr, bl, br, center
Three-stop	C1-C2-C3	Three gradient stops
Image	image:/path/to/file.png	Image background
Clear	none / transparent / clear	Remove background

Transition Format

Format: TYPE[-DIRECTION][-SPEED|DURATION] or none

Types: fade, cut, dissolve, wipe, push, cover, pull, split, zoom, wheel, blinds, checker, comb, bars, strips, circle, diamond, newsflash, plus, random, wedge, flash, honeycomb, vortex, switch, flip, ripple, glitter, prism, doors, window, shred, ferris, flythrough, warp, gallery, conveyor, pan, reveal, box, uncover

Morph: morph (byObject), morph-byWord, morph-byChar

Note: Morph transitions auto-prefix shape names with !! to enable morph matching between slides.

Office 2010+ transitions: vortex, switch, flip, ripple, glitter, prism, flash, and honeycomb are wrapped in mc:AlternateContent for compatibility with older PowerPoint versions.

switch / flip directions: These transitions accept left or right direction (e.g. transition=switch-left, transition=flip-right).

Directions: left, right, up, down, in, out, horizontal, vertical

Speed: slow, medium, fast, or milliseconds

Examples

# Set solid background
officecli set slides.pptx /slide[1] --prop background=1A1A2E

# Set gradient background
officecli set slides.pptx /slide[1] --prop "background=4472C4-1A1A2E"

# Set image background
officecli set slides.pptx /slide[1] --prop background=image:bg.jpg

# Set transition
officecli set slides.pptx /slide[1] --prop transition=fade
officecli set slides.pptx /slide[1] --prop transition=wipe-left
officecli set slides.pptx /slide[1] --prop transition=zoom-out-slow

# Set morph transition
officecli set slides.pptx /slide[2] --prop transition=morph
officecli set slides.pptx /slide[2] --prop transition=morph-byWord
officecli set slides.pptx /slide[2] --prop transition=morph-byChar

# Set switch transition with direction
officecli set slides.pptx /slide[1] --prop transition=switch-left

# Set morph with advance timing
officecli set slides.pptx /slide[2] --prop transition=morph --prop advanceTime=3000 --prop advanceClick=true

# Set auto-advance
officecli set slides.pptx /slide[1] --prop advanceTime=5000 --prop advanceClick=true

# Set speaker notes
officecli set slides.pptx /slide[1] --prop notes="Discuss Q4 revenue growth"

# Align shapes to slide center
officecli set slides.pptx /slide[1] --prop align=slide-center --prop targets=shape[1],shape[2]

# Distribute shapes horizontally
officecli set slides.pptx /slide[1] --prop distribute=horizontal --prop targets=shape[1],shape[2],shape[3]

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Based on OfficeCLI v1.0.64