PPT97: Sample Code to Save a PowerPoint Presentation as RTF

ID: Q162237

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SUMMARY

This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) that saves the active presentation in Rich Text Format (RTF). The macro creates an RTF file named Test.rtf on the root of your C: drive.

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The default location (C:\) and file name (Test), for the RTF output file, are set within the code. You can set your own defaults by changing the Path and NameOfFile constants.

Sample Visual Basic Procedure

   Sub SaveAsRTF()

      ' Used to specify the SaveAs format.
      Const Format As Long = ppSaveAsRTF

      ' Change this constant to the path needed to save the presentation.
      Const Path As String = "c:\"

      ' Use this constant to store the name of the file. The RTF extension
      ' is automatically added to the file name.
      Const NameOfFile As String = "test"

      ' Saves the presentation in RTF format. Note that the
      ' EmbedTrueTypeFonts parameter must be set to false. The RTF format
      ' does not support embedded fonts.
      ActivePresentation.SaveAs _
         FileName:=Path & NameOfFile, _
         FileFormat:=Format, _
         EmbedTrueTypeFonts:=msoFalse

   End Sub

REFERENCES

For more information about creating Visual Basic for Applications macros, click the Office Assistant in Microsoft PowerPoint, type "how to create a macro," click Search, and then click to view "Create a macro in Visual Basic Editor."

For more information about running Visual Basic for Applications macros, click the Office Assistant in Microsoft PowerPoint, type "how to run a macro," click Search, and then click to view "Run a macro."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q176476
   TITLE     : OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions
For more 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
Additional query words: 97 8.00 kbconvert kbpptvba ppt8 vba vbe 
Keywords          : kbcode kbmacro kbprg kbdta kbdtacode kbpptvba 
Version           : WINDOWS:97; MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Hardware          : MAC x86
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: May 17, 1999