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PowerPoint Developer Reference

Represents the entire Microsoft Office PowerPoint application.

Methods

  Name Description
Bb251405.methods(en-us,office.12).gif Activate Activates the specified object.
Bb251405.methods(en-us,office.12).gif Help Displays a Help topic.
Bb251405.methods(en-us,office.12).gif LaunchPublishSlidesDialog Displays the Publish Slides dialog box in the Microsoft Office PowerPoint user interface and populates the Publish To box with the specified slide-library-URL string.
Bb251405.methods(en-us,office.12).gif Quit Quits Microsoft Office PowerPoint. This is equivalent to clicking the Office button and then clicking Exit PowerPoint.
Bb251405.methods(en-us,office.12).gif Run Runs a Visual Basic procedure.

Properties

  Name Description
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Active Returns whether the specified pane or window is active. Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ActiveEncryptionSession Represents the encryption session associated with the active presentation. Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ActivePresentation Returns a Presentation object that represents the presentation open in the active window. Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ActivePrinter Returns the name of the active printer. Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ActiveWindow Returns a DocumentWindow object that represents the active document window. Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AddIns Returns the program-specific AddIns collection that represents all the add-ins listed in the Add-Ins dialog box. Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AnswerWizard Returns the Office.AnswerWizard object that contains the files used by the online Help search engine. Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Assistance Gets a reference to the Microsoft Office IAssistance object, which provides a means for developers to create a customized help experience for users within Microsoft Office. Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoCorrect Returns an AutoCorrect object that represents the AutoCorrect functionality in Microsoft Office PowerPoint.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutomationSecurity Represents the security mode that Microsoft Office PowerPoint uses when it opens files programmatically. Read/write.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Build Returns the build number for the current instance of Microsoft Office PowerPoint. Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Caption Returns the text that appears in the title bar of the application window. Read/write.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif COMAddIns Returns a reference to the Component Object Model (COM) add-ins currently loaded in Microsoft Office PowerPoint. These add-ins are listed on the Add-Ins tab in the PowerPoint Options dialog box. Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif CommandBars Returns a CommandBars collection that represents all the command bars in Microsoft Office PowerPoint. Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Creator Returns a Long that represents the four-character creator code for the application in which the specified object was created. For example, if the object was created in Microsoft Office PowerPoint, this property returns the hexadecimal number 50575054. Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DefaultWebOptions Returns the DefaultWebOptions object, which contains global application-level attributes used by Microsoft Office PowerPoint when you publish or save a complete or partial presentation as a Web page or open a Web page. Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DisplayAlerts Sets or returns whether Microsoft Office PowerPoint displays alerts while running a macro. Read/write.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DisplayDocumentInformationPanel Returns or sets whether the Document Properties panel is displayed in the Microsoft Office PowerPoint user interface. Read/write.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DisplayGridLines Determines whether to display gridlines in Microsoft Office PowerPoint. Read/write.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif FeatureInstall Returns or sets how Microsoft Office PowerPoint handles calls to methods and properties that require features not yet installed. Read/write.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif FileDialog Returns a FileDialog object that represents a single instance of a file dialog box. Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Height Returns or sets the height of the specified object, in points. Read/write.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif LanguageSettings Returns a LanguageSettings object that contains information about the language settings in Microsoft Office PowerPoint. Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Left Returns or sets a Single that represents the distance in points from the left edge of the document, application, and slide show windows to the left edge of the application window's client area. Setting this property to a very large positive or negative value may position the window completely off the desktop. Read/write.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Name Returns the string "Microsoft PowerPoint." Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif NewPresentation Returns a NewFile object that represents a presentation listed on the New Presentation task pane. Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif OperatingSystem Returns the name of the operating system. Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Options Returns an Options object that represents application options in Microsoft Office PowerPoint.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Path Returns a String that represents the path to the specified Application object. Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Presentations Returns a Presentations collection that represents all open presentations. Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ProductCode Returns the Microsoft Office PowerPoint globally unique identifier (GUID). Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ShowStartupDialog Determines whether to display the New Presentation task pane when Microsoft Office PowerPoint is started. Read/write.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ShowWindowsInTaskbar Determines whether there is a separate Windows taskbar button for each open presentation. Read/write.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif SlideShowWindows Returns a SlideShowWindows collection that represents all open slide show windows. Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Top Returns or sets a Single that represents the distance in points from the top edge of the document, application, and slide show window to the top edge of the application window's client area. Read/write.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif VBE Returns a VBE object that represents the Visual Basic Editor. Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Version Returns the Microsoft Office PowerPoint version number. Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Visible Returns or sets the visibility of the specified object or the formatting applied to the specified object. Read/write.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Width Returns or sets the width of the specified object, in points. Read/write.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Windows Returns a DocumentWindows collection that represents all open document windows. Read-only.
Bb251405.properties(en-us,office.12).gif WindowState Returns or sets the state of the specified window. Read/write.

Events

  Name Description
Bb251405.events(en-us,office.12).gif AfterNewPresentation Occurs after a presentation is created.
Bb251405.events(en-us,office.12).gif AfterPresentationOpen Occurs after an existing presentation is opened.
Bb251405.events(en-us,office.12).gif ColorSchemeChanged Occurs after a color scheme is changed.
Bb251405.events(en-us,office.12).gif NewPresentation Occurs after a presentation is created, as it is added to the Presentations collection.
Bb251405.events(en-us,office.12).gif PresentationBeforeSave Occurs before a presentation is saved.
Bb251405.events(en-us,office.12).gif PresentationClose Occurs immediately before any open presentation closes, as it is removed from the Presentations collection.
Bb251405.events(en-us,office.12).gif PresentationNewSlide Occurs when a new slide is created in any open presentation, as the slide is added to the Slides collection.
Bb251405.events(en-us,office.12).gif PresentationOpen Occurs after an existing presentation is opened, as it is added to the Presentations collection.
Bb251405.events(en-us,office.12).gif PresentationPrint Occurs before a presentation is printed.
Bb251405.events(en-us,office.12).gif PresentationSave Occurs before any open presentation is saved.
Bb251405.events(en-us,office.12).gif PresentationSync Occurs when the local copy of a presentation that is part of a Document Workspace is synchronized with the copy on the server. Provides important status information regarding the success or failure of the synchronization of the presentation.
Bb251405.events(en-us,office.12).gif SlideSelectionChanged Occurs at different times depending on the current view.
Bb251405.events(en-us,office.12).gif SlideShowBegin Occurs when you start a slide show.
Bb251405.events(en-us,office.12).gif SlideShowEnd Occurs after a slide show ends, immediately after the last SlideShowNextSlide event occurs.
Bb251405.events(en-us,office.12).gif SlideShowNextBuild Occurs upon mouse-click or timing animation, but before the animated object becomes visible. .
Bb251405.events(en-us,office.12).gif SlideShowNextClick Occurs on the next click of the slide.
Bb251405.events(en-us,office.12).gif SlideShowNextSlide Occurs immediately before the transition to the next slide. For the first slide, occurs immediately after the SlideShowBegin event.
Bb251405.events(en-us,office.12).gif SlideShowOnNext Occurs when the user clicks Next to move within the current slide.
Bb251405.events(en-us,office.12).gif SlideShowOnPrevious Occurs when the user clicks Previous to move within the current slide.
Bb251405.events(en-us,office.12).gif WindowActivate Occurs when the application window or any document window is activated.
Bb251405.events(en-us,office.12).gif WindowBeforeDoubleClick Occurs when you double-click the items in the views listed in the following table.
Bb251405.events(en-us,office.12).gif WindowBeforeRightClick Occurs when you right-click a shape, a slide, a notes page, or some text. This event is triggered by the MouseUp event.
Bb251405.events(en-us,office.12).gif WindowDeactivate Occurs when the application window or any document window is deactivated.
Bb251405.events(en-us,office.12).gif WindowSelectionChange Occurs when the selection of text, a shape, or a slide in the active document window changes, whether in the user interface or in code.