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

ID: Q162816

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

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.

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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

REFERENCES

For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications

Keywords          : kbcode kbmacro kbprg kbdta kbdtacode kbpptvba 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: May 17, 1999