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Presentations.Open method (PowerPoint)

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Opens the specified presentation. Returns a Presentation object that represents the opened presentation.

Syntax

expression.Open (FileName, ReadOnly, Untitled, WithWindow)

expression A variable that represents an Presentations object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data type Description
FileName Required String The name of the file to open.
ReadOnly Optional MsoTriState Specifies whether the file is opened with read/write or read-only status.
Untitled Optional MsoTriState Specifies whether the file has a title.
WithWindow Optional MsoTriState Specifies whether the file is visible.

Return value

Presentation

Remarks

With the proper file converters installed, Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 and earlier versions open files with the following MS-DOS file name extensions: .ch3, .cht, .doc, .htm, .html, .mcw, .pot, .ppa, .pps, .ppt, .pre, .rtf, .sh3, .shw, .txt, .wk1, .wk3, .wk4, .wpd, .wpf, .wps, and .xls. PowerPoint also opens files with the following file name extensions: .docm, .docx, .mhtml, .potm, .potx, .ppam, .pptm, .pptx, .ppsm, .ppsx, .thmx, .xlsm, and .xlsx.

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

Constant Description
msoFalse The default. Opens the file with read/write status.
msoTrue Opens the file with read-only status.

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

Constant Description
msoFalse The default. The file name automatically becomes the title of the opened presentation.
msoTrue Opens the file without a title. This is equivalent to creating a copy of the file.

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

Constant Description
msoFalse Hides the opened presentation.
msoTrue The default. Opens the file in a visible window.

Example

This example opens a presentation with read-only status.

Presentations.Open FileName:="C:\My Documents\pres1.pptx", ReadOnly:=msoTrue

See also

Presentations Object

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