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PrintOptions.HandoutOrder property (PowerPoint)

Returns or sets the page layout order in which slides appear on printed handouts that show multiple slides on one page. Read/write.

Syntax

expression. HandoutOrder

expression A variable that represents a PrintOptions object.

Return value

PpPrintHandoutOrder

Remarks

The value of the HandoutOrder property can be one of these PpPrintHandoutOrder constants.

Constant Description
ppPrintHandoutHorizontalFirst Slides are ordered horizontally, with the first slide in the upper-left corner and the second slide to the right of it. If your language setting specifies a right-to-left language, the first slide is in the upper-right corner with the second slide to the left of it.
ppPrintHandoutVerticalFirst Slides are ordered vertically, with the first slide in the upper-left corner and the second slide below it. If your language setting specifies a right-to-left language, the first slide is in the upper-right corner with the second slide below it.

Example

This example sets handouts of the active presentation to contain six slides per page, orders the slides horizontally on the handouts, and prints them.

With ActivePresentation

    .PrintOptions.OutputType = ppPrintOutputSixSlideHandouts

    .PrintOptions.HandoutOrder = ppPrintHandoutHorizontalFirst

    .PrintOut

End With

See also

PrintOptions Object

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