Creates a duplicate of the specified Shape object, adds the new shape or range of shapes to the Shapes collection, and then returns the new Shape object. The duplicated objects are placed at the end of the Shapes collection.

Syntax

expression.Duplicate

expression A variable that represents a Shape object.

Return Value
ShapeRange

Example

This example adds a new, blank slide at the end of the active presentation, adds a diamond shape to the new slide, duplicates the diamond, and then sets properties for the duplicate. The first diamond will have the default fill color for the active color scheme; the second diamond will be offset from the first one and will have the default shadow color.

Visual Basic for Applications 
Set mySlides = ActivePresentation.Slides Set newSlide = mySlides.Add(mySlides.Count + 1, ppLayoutBlank) Set firstObj = newSlide.Shapes _ .AddShape(msoShapeDiamond, 10, 10, 250, 350) With firstObj.Duplicate .Left = 150 .Fill.ForeColor.SchemeColor = ppShadow End With

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