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class SlidesApp method .getSlides()

SlidesApp is the Apps Script service.

.getSlides() is the method name you will see after a dot in your code.

What it does

Returns every slide in the presentation.

Why it's used

Loop every slide to find and replace old logos or dates.
Count slides or export titles to a tracking sheet.

Common errors

Forgetting parentheses on getSlides. Write SlidesApp.getSlides(), not SlidesApp.getSlides or getSlides by itself.
Skipping dots between chained calls. Each step needs a dot, like SlidesApp.getSlides().
Adding spaces where they do not belong. Write SlidesApp.getSlides(), not SlidesApp .getSlides(), SlidesApp.getSlides (), or SlidesApp . getSlides().
Wrong capitalization. Use SlidesApp and getSlides, not slidesapp or getslides.

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Related methods

.getActivePresentation()
Returns the presentation the user currently has open.
.appendSlide()
Adds a new slide to the end of the presentation.
.create()
Creates a new blank Google Slides presentation.
.getPageHeight()
Returns the height of a slide in points.
.openById()
Opens an existing presentation by its file ID.

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