vba - powerpoint macro for selecting character -

how individually select characters in textframe w/o using

for = 1 .characters.count in powerpoint.

just in word(.moveright unit:=wdcharacter, count:=1, extend:=wdextend).

example:

with activepresentation.slides(1).shapes(1).textframe.textrange     .characters(start:=2, length:=5).select end 

will select 5 characters beginning second character in specified shape object.