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Select

Selects the current slide.

Syntax​

expression.Select();

expression - A variable that represents a ApiSlide class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

This method doesn't return any data.

Example​

This example selects the current slide.

const presentation = Api.GetPresentation();
const slide1 = presentation.GetSlideByIndex(0);
slide1.RemoveAllObjects();
const slide2 = slide1.Copy();
presentation.AddSlide(slide2);

const fill1 = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.RGB(222, 190, 190));
const stroke1 = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const shape1 = Api.CreateShape('rect', Api.MillimetersToEmus(200), Api.MillimetersToEmus(100), fill1, stroke1);
shape1.GetContent().GetElement(0).AddText('This slide will not be selected.');
slide1.AddObject(shape1);

const fill2 = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.RGB(190, 215, 222));
const stroke2 = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const shape2 = Api.CreateShape('rect', Api.MillimetersToEmus(200), Api.MillimetersToEmus(100), fill2, stroke2);
shape2.GetContent().GetElement(0).AddText('This slide will be selected.');
slide2.AddObject(shape2);

slide2.Select();