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Presentation.SaveAs method (PowerPoint)

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Saves a presentation that's never been saved, or saves a previously saved presentation under a different name.

Syntax

expression.SaveAs (FileName, FileFormat, EmbedFonts)

expression A variable that represents a Presentation object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data type Description
FileName Required String Specifies the name to save the file under. If you don't include a full path, PowerPoint saves the file in the current folder.
FileFormat Optional PpSaveAsFileType Specifies the saved file format. If this argument is omitted, the file is saved in the default file format (ppSaveAsDefault).
EmbedFonts Optional MsoTriState Specifies whether PowerPoint embeds TrueType fonts in the saved presentation.

Remarks

The FileFormat parameter value can be one of these PpSaveAsFileType constants. The default is ppSaveAsDefault. For a complete list of constants, see PpSaveAsFileType Enumeration.
ppSaveAsAddIn
ppSaveAsBMP
ppSaveAsDefault
ppSaveAsEMF
ppSaveAsExternalConverter
ppSaveAsGIF
ppSaveAsJPG
ppSaveAsMetaFile
ppSaveAsMP4
ppSaveAsOpenDocumentPresentation
ppSaveAsOpenXMLAddin
ppSaveAsOpenXMLPicturePresentation
ppSaveAsOpenXMLPresentation
ppSaveAsOpenXMLPresentationMacroEnabled
ppSaveAsOpenXMLShow
ppSaveAsOpenXMLShowMacroEnabled
ppSaveAsOpenXMLTemplate
ppSaveAsOpenXMLTemplateMacroEnabled
ppSaveAsOpenXMLTheme
ppSaveAsPDF
ppSaveAsPNG
ppSaveAsPresentation
ppSaveAsRTF
ppSaveAsShow
ppSaveAsStrictOpenXMLPresentation
ppSaveAsTemplate
ppSaveAsTIF
ppSaveAsWMV
ppSaveAsXMLPresentation
ppSaveAsXPS

The EmbedFonts parameter value can be one of these MsoTriState constants.

Constant Description
msoFalse TrueType fonts are not embedded.
msoTriStateMixed Embedded fonts are a mixture of TrueType and non-TrueType. The default.
msoTrue TrueType fonts are embedded.

If the presentation is not fully downloaded, this method fails and an error occurs. For more information about the Partial Documents, see Work with Partial Documents.

Example

This example saves a copy of the active presentation under the name "New Format Copy.ppt." By default, this copy is saved in the format of a presentation in the current version of PowerPoint. The presentation is then saved as a PowerPoint 4.0 file named "Old Format Copy."

With Application.ActivePresentation 
    .SaveCopyAs "New Format Copy" 
    .SaveAs "Old Format Copy", ppSaveAsPowerPoint4 
End With

See also

Presentation Object

Work with Partial Documents

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