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Hey, Scripting Guy! Can I Add a New Slide to an Existing Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation?

May 12, 2010 May 12, 2010 05/12/10
ScriptingGuy1
(image)  (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have been enjoying reading your Microsoft PowerPoint articles this week. I am curious however; can you use Windows PowerShell to add a slide to an existing presentation? I have searched on the Internet and can’t find an example of doing that. Is it not possible, or just too tough?-- YF (...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Change the Theme of a Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation?

May 11, 2010 May 11, 2010 05/11/10
ScriptingGuy1
(image)  (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! We have received our summer student interns, and I asked them to create some Microsoft PowerPoint presentations for me. Unfortunately, the theme they used was not something I can use in the business world. I hate to have the students go back through all of the presentations they created and apply a new...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Print All Microsoft PowerPoint Presentations in a Single Folder?

May 10, 2010 May 10, 2010 05/10/10
ScriptingGuy1
(image)  (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I have been a longtime reader of your Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog, but this is the first time I have ever written to you. I am wondering why there are not more articles about scripting Microsoft PowerPoint. I need to be able to print handouts from all of the Microsoft PowerPoint presentations that are in ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Read Words in a Text File and Make Those Same Word Italic in a Word Document?

April 8, 2010 Apr 8, 2010 04/8/10
ScriptingGuy1
(image)   (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! I came across this blog and it has since become a staple of mine. Now, I need to know how to accomplish something more than was originally presented in your article, Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Italicize Specific Words in a Microsoft Word Document? Suppose I wanted to create an array containing ...

Hey, Scripting Guy! How Can I Add Custom Properties to a Microsoft Word Document?

April 6, 2010 Apr 6, 2010 04/6/10
ScriptingGuy1
(image)   (image) Hey, Scripting Guy! A few months ago, you wrote a really cool Hey, Scripting Guy! post, How Can I Retrieve the Custom Properties of a Microsoft Word Document. The post illustrated how to use Windows PowerShell to read the custom properties from Microsoft Word documents. You, however, did not show how to modify the value...