Microsoft KB Archive/162816

= PPT97: Sample VB Code to Save a Presentation in Multiple Formats =

Article ID: 162816

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q162816



SUMMARY
This article provides a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro that saves the active presentation in PowerPoint 3.0, 4.0, 7.0, and 97 formats.



MORE INFORMATION
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Sample Visual Basic Procedure
Sub SaveAsAllFormats

Dim FileName As String Dim ThePath As String

' Retrieve the name of the active presentation. FileName = ActivePresentation.Name

' Retrieve the path to the active presentation. ThePath = ActivePresentation.Path

With ActivePresentation

' Save the presentation in PowerPoint 3.0 format. .SaveAs ThePath & FileName & " 3", ppSaveAsPowerPoint3

' Save the presentation as in PowerPoint 4.0 format. .SaveAs ThePath & FileName & " 4", ppSaveAsPowerPoint4

' Save the presentation in PowerPoint 7.0 format. .SaveAs ThePath & FileName & " 95", ppSaveAsPowerPoint7

' Save the presentation in PowerPoint 97 format. .SaveAs ThePath & FileName & " 97", ppSaveAsPresentation

End With

End Sub

