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ppt run

goworm edited this page Jun 26, 2026 · 50 revisions

PowerPoint: Run

Text run within a paragraph.

Path: /slide[N]/shape[M]/paragraph[P]/run[R]

Operations

  • add - Add a run to a paragraph or shape
  • set - Modify run properties
  • get - Get run attributes

Set Properties

Property Accepted Values Description
text text Run text
font font name Font family
size number (pt) Font size
bold bool Bold
italic bool Italic
color hex RGB Font color
underline single, double, heavy, dotted, dash, wavy, none Underline style
spacing / charSpacing points Character spacing
baseline super, sub, none, or percentage Baseline shift
kern int (hundredths of a point) Minimum font size at which kerning applies; 0 disables, 1 enables for all sizes
textOutline width:color, or none/false Text outline / glyph stroke
textOutline.color hex / named / rgb(...) / scheme token Text outline color
textOutline.width pt/cm/in/emu Text outline stroke width

Get Attributes

Key Type Description
text string Run text
font string Font name
size number Font size (pt)
bold boolean Bold
italic boolean Italic
color string Font color (hex)
underline string Underline style
spacing number Character spacing (points)
baseline string Baseline shift
kern int Minimum font size (hundredths of a point) at which kerning applies
textOutline string Text outline / glyph stroke (width:color)
textOutline.color string Text outline color (hex)
textOutline.width string Text outline stroke width (pt suffix)
effective.font string Inheritance-resolved font name (suppressed when font is set directly)
effective.bold boolean Inheritance-resolved bold (suppressed when bold is set directly)
effective.color string Inheritance-resolved text color, #-prefixed hex (suppressed when color is set directly)
effective.size string Inheritance-resolved font size, unit-qualified e.g. 14pt (suppressed when size is set directly)

Examples

# Style a run
officecli set pres.pptx /slide[1]/shape[1]/paragraph[1]/run[1] --prop bold=true --prop color=FF0000 --prop underline=wavy

# Get run properties
officecli get pres.pptx /slide[1]/shape[1]/paragraph[1]/run[1]

Based on OfficeCLI v1.0.64

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