Paste Item Into Slide

UiPath.Presentations.Activities.PasteIntoSlide

Inserts an item from the clipboard into a PowerPoint presentation. It can be used with data manually copied to the clipboard or with data that was copied to the clipboard by an activity. This activity must be added inside a Use PowerPoint Presentation activity.

Configuring the Activity

In the Body of the Activity

• Presentation - Click Plus on the right side of the field, and then select the presentation file in which to copy the item.

• Slide number - Click Plus on the right side of the field, then select the slide in which to copy the item.

  Alternatively, use one of the other options in the menu to indicate the slide number:

  • Data from the Project Notebook or a parent Excel file. For example, select a cell in an Excel file to use the value in that cell.
  • Ask when run - Prompt for the slide number when the project is executed.
  • Number - Enter the slide number.
  • Use Saved Value - Select a numeric value that you previously saved for later use in the project.
  • Open in Advanced Editor - Enter a VB expression.

• Content placeholder - Click Plus on the right side of the field, then select the presentation file, the slide, and then select the name of the placeholder where to insert the text.

  Alternatively, use one of the other options in the menu to indicate the layout name:

  • Data from the Project Notebook, a parent Excel file or Outlook account. For example, select a cell in an Excel file to use the value in that cell.
  • Ask when run - Prompt for the name when the project is executed.
  • Paste from clipboard - Paste a value that you previously copied to the clipboard in the project.
  • Text - Enter the name in the Text Builder.
  • Use Saved Value - Select a value that you previously saved for later use in the project.
  • Open in Advanced Editor - Enter a VB expression.

Properties Panel

Common

• DisplayName - The name displayed for the activity in the Designer panel.

Input

• See the options in the body of the activity.

Misc

• Private - If selected, the values of variables and arguments are no longer logged at Verbose level.

Options

• Item height - The height of the inserted item.
• Item width - The width of the inserted item.
• Left - Specify how far right to move the item.
• New shape name - The new name of the content placeholder where the item was added.
• Top - Specify how far down to move the item.