PPT: Code to Count the Placeholders on the Current Slide

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

Sub CountPlaceholders()

      Dim MyShape As shape
      Dim lSlideNumber As Long
      Dim Count As Long

      ' Initialize the counter.
      Count = 0

      ' Check to see whether PowerPoint is in slide view.
      If ActiveWindow.ViewType = ppViewSlide Then

         ' Get the current slide number.
         lSlideNumber = ActiveWindow.Selection.SlideRange.SlideNumber

         ' Loop through all shapes in the current slide.
         For Each MyShape In ActivePresentation.Slides(lSlideNumber).Shapes

            If MyShape.Type = msoPlaceholder Then

               ' Increment the placeholder counter.
               Count = Count + 1

            End If

         Next MyShape

         ' Display the total number of placeholders.
         MsgBox "You have " & Count & " placeholder(s) on this slide"

      Else
         MsgBox "You must be in slide view to run this macro.", _
            vbInformation
      End If

   End Sub