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02-13-2021, 07:45 AM

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You cannot have a selection in show mode

You need to assign a macro to the shapes when clicked with Insert Action

Code:

Sub clicked_shape(oshp As Shape)
MsgBox "Shape:= " & oshp.Name & " Slide #=" & oshp.Parent.SlideIndex
End Sub

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