Microsoft KB Archive/162817

= PPT97: How To Use the SaveAs Method =

Article ID: 162817

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 Q162817



SUMMARY
This article describes how to use the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SaveAs method. The SaveAs method is used to save a presentation that has not been saved previously or to save an existing presentation with a new name.



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SaveAs Parameters
The SaveAs method has three parameters:   Name           Data Type    Required -      Filename       String       Yes FileFormat    Long         Optional EmbedFonts    Long         Optional The Filename parameter specifies the name you want to assign to the file. If you do not specify the path, PowerPoint saves the file in the current folder.

The following example saves a PowerPoint presentation, called test.ppt to the root of the C:\ drive. Sub SaveAsNormal ActivePresentation.SaveAs "c:\test.ppt" End Sub NOTE: If a file named test.ppt already exists in the specified location, PowerPoint overwrites the file.

The FileFormat parameter specifies the file format and uses one of the following PpSaveAsFileType constants:   Constant               Description ---  ppSaveAsAddIn          Saves as a PowerPoint add-in (.ppa) ppSaveAsPowerPoint3   Saves as PowerPoint 3 ppSaveAsPowerPoint4   Saves as PowerPoint 4 ppSaveAsPowerPoint7   Saves as PowerPoint 95 ppSaveAsPresentation  Saves as PowerPoint 97 ppSaveAsRTF           Saves as Rich Text Format (.rtf) ppSaveAsTemplate      Saves as PowerPoint template (.pot) The following macro example saves a presentation called "PowerPoint 95 presentation" in the root directory, in PowerPoint 95 format. SSub SaveAs95 Const ThePath As String = "c:\" Const FileName As String = "PowerPoint 95 presentation"

With ActivePresentation .SaveAs ThePath & FileName, ppSaveAsPowerPoint7 End With End Sub The EmbedFonts parameter specifies whether or not TrueType fonts are embedded in the presentation when you save it. To embed the TrueType fonts, use the msoTrue value. The default value is msoFalse. Sub EmbedTheFonts With ActivePresentation .SaveAs "c:\test", ppSaveAsPresentation, msoTrue End With End Sub

Using Error Trapping with the SaveAs Method
The following sample macro demonstrates how to trap errors that may occur when you use the SaveAs Method. Sub ErrorTrapSaveAs On Error Resume Next Err.Clear With ActivePresentation ActivePresentation.SaveAs "c:\bad file" ' Check if error occurred when saving the presentation. If Err.Number <> 0 Then ' Display a message box with the error description and number. MsgBox Err.Description, vbInformation, Err.Number End If     End With End Sub

