Find and Replace Text in Autoshapes

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Anyone know how to do a replace function for autoshape text. I have some text with a return character and then more text on multiple autoshapes, on multiple slides. I need to run through each slide and find and replace the text with different text. A simple Find and Replace in Powerpoint wont allow the "return" character. So I was going to make a VBA routine to replace the text. when i go through the shapes on the slide it only goes through the textboxes, and errors on the autoshapes with text. Any ideas

 

[Shyam Pillai]

Jon,
Find and replace routine that you can modify to suit your requirements.
http://www.mvps.org/skp/ppt00025.htm#2

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Shyam Pillai

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Anyone know how to do a replace function for autoshape text. I have some

text with a return character and then more text on multiple autoshapes, on
multiple slides. I need to run through each slide and find and replace the
text with different text. A simple Find and Replace in Powerpoint wont
allow the "return" character. So I was going to make a VBA routine to
replace the text. when i go through the shapes on the slide it only goes
through the textboxes, and errors on the autoshapes with text. Any ideas?

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Anyone know how to do a replace function for autoshape text. I have some text

with a return character and then more text on multiple autoshapes, on multiple
slides. I need to run through each slide and find and replace the text with
different text. A simple Find and Replace in Powerpoint wont allow the "return"
character. So I was going to make a VBA routine to replace the text. when i go
through the shapes on the slide it only goes through the textboxes, and errors on
the autoshapes with text. Any ideas?
See Shyam's reply, and use VBCRLF to indicate a CarriageReturn/LineFeed
combination.

 

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