ReplaceCurrentWord

Replaces the current word or a part of the current word at the cursor with the specified text.

Syntax

expression.ReplaceCurrentWord(text, part);

expression - A variable that represents an ApiPresentation class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
text	Required	string		The text to replace the current word with.
part	Required	undefined | "before" | "after"		The part of the word to replace. If omitted, the whole word is replaced.

Returns

boolean

Example

Replace the word at the cursor with another word in a presentation.

// How do I overwrite a single word based on where the cursor is placed in a presentation?

// Place the cursor inside a word of a shape and swap the word without retyping the rest of the text in a presentation.

const presentation = Api.GetPresentation();
const slide = presentation.GetSlideByIndex(0);
slide.RemoveAllObjects();

const fill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.RGB(255, 111, 61));
const stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const shape = Api.CreateShape("rect", 300 * 36000, 130 * 36000, fill, stroke);
shape.SetPosition(608400, 1267200);
slide.AddObject(shape);

shape.GetTextRange().SetText("The quick brown cat jumps over the lazy dog");
shape.GetTextRange().MoveCursorToPos(17);

presentation.ReplaceCurrentWord("fox");