Presentation Object Members

PowerPoint Developer Reference

Represents a Microsoft Office PowerPoint presentation.

Methods

	Name	Description
	AddTitleMaster	Adds a title master to the specified presentation and returns a Master object that represents the title master.
	AddToFavorites	Adds a shortcut that represents the current selection in the specified presentation to the Windows Favorites folder.
	ApplyTemplate	Applies a design template to the specified presentation.
	ApplyTheme	Applies a theme or design template to the specified presentation.
	CanCheckIn	Returns True if Microsoft Office PowerPoint can check in a specified presentation to a server.
	CheckIn	Returns a presentation from a local computer to a server, and sets the local file to read-only so that it cannot be edited locally.
	Close	Closes the specified presentation.
	Convert	Converts a diagram to a different diagram type.
	Export	Exports each slide in the presentation, using the specified graphics filter, and saves the exported files in the specified folder.
	ExportAsFixedFormat	Publishes a copy of a Microsoft Office PowerPoint presentation as a file in a fixed format, either PDF or XPS.
	FollowHyperlink	Displays a cached document, if it has already been downloaded. Otherwise, this method resolves the hyperlink, downloads the target document and displays it in the appropriate application.
	GetWorkflowTasks	Returns the Microsoft Office WorkflowTasks collection.
	GetWorkflowTemplates	Returns the Microsoft Office WorkflowTemplates collection.
	LockServerFile	Locks the presentation on the Microsoft Office SharePoint server to prevent its modification.
	NewWindow	Opens a new window that contains the specified presentation. Returns a DocumentWindow object that represents the new window.
	PrintOut	Prints the specified presentation.
	PublishSlides	Creates a Web presentation (in HTML format) containing slides from any loaded presentation. You can view the published presentation in a Web browser.
	ReloadAs	Reloads a presentation based on a specified HTML document encoding.
	RemoveDocumentInformation	Removes document information, such as personal information, comments, and document properties, from a Microsoft Office PowerPoint presentation.
	Save	Saves the specified presentation.
	SaveAs	Saves a presentation that's never been saved, or saves a previously saved presentation under a different name.
	SaveCopyAs	Saves a copy of the specified presentation to a file without modifying the original.
	SendFaxOverInternet	Sends a presentation as a fax to the specified recipients.
	SetPasswordEncryptionOptions	Sets the options Microsoft Office PowerPoint uses for encrypting presentations with passwords.
	UpdateLinks	Updates linked OLE objects in the specified presentation.
	WebPagePreview	Shows a preview of the presentation in the active Web browser.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Application	Returns an Application object that represents the creator of the specified object.
	BuiltInDocumentProperties	Returns a DocumentProperties collection that represents all the built-in document properties for the specified presentation. Read-only.
	ColorSchemes	Returns a ColorSchemes collection that represents the color schemes in the specified presentation. Read-only.
	CommandBars	Returns a CommandBars collection that represents the merged command bar set from the host container application and Microsoft Office PowerPoint. This property returns a valid object only when the container is a DocObject server, like Microsoft Binder, and PowerPoint is acting as an OLE server. Read-only.
	Container	Returns the object that contains the specified embedded presentation. Read-only.
	ContentTypeProperties	Returns the Microsoft Office MetaProperties collection that describes the metadata stored in the presentation. Read-only.
	CustomDocumentProperties	Returns a DocumentProperties collection that represents all the custom document properties for the specified presentation. Read-only.
	CustomerData	Returns a CustomerData object. Read-only.
	CustomXMLParts	Returns a CustomXMLParts object that represents the collection of custom XML parts associated with the specified Presentation object. Read-only.
	DefaultLanguageID	Returns or sets the default language of a presentation. Read/write.
	DefaultShape	Returns a Shape object that represents the default shape for the presentation. Read-only.
	Designs	Returns a Designs object that represents a collection of designs.
	DisplayComments	Determines whether comments are displayed in the specified presentation. Read/write.
	DocumentInspectors	Returns the Microsoft Office DocumentInspectors collection. Read-only.
	DocumentLibraryVersions	Returns a DocumentLibraryVersions collection that represents the collection of versions of a shared presentation that has versioning enabled and that is stored in a document library on a server.
	EncryptionProvider	Returns a String that specifies the name of the algorithm encryption provider that Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 uses when encrypting documents. Read/write.
	EnvelopeVisible	Determines whether the e-mail message header is visible in the document window. Read/write.
	ExtraColors	Returns an ExtraColors object that represents the extra colors available in the specified presentation. Read-only.
	FarEastLineBreakLanguage	Returns or sets the language used to determine which line break level is used when the line break control option is turned on. Read/write.
	FarEastLineBreakLevel	Returns or sets the line break based upon Asian character level. Read/write.
	Final	Determines whether the presentation is marked as final (read-only). Read/write.
	Fonts	Returns a Fonts collection that represents all fonts used in the specified presentation. Read-only.
	FullName	Returns the name of the specified add-in or saved presentation, including the path, the current file system separator, and the file name extension. Read-only String.
	GridDistance	Sets or returns a Single that represents the distance between gridlines. Read/write.
	HandoutMaster	Returns a Master object that represents the handout master. Read-only.
	HasTitleMaster	MsoTrue if the specified presentation has a title master. Read-only.
	HasVBProject	Returns whether the active presentation contains a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) project. Read-only.
	LayoutDirection	Returns or sets the layout direction for the user interface. Read/write.
	Name	The name of the presentation includes the file name extension (for file types that are registered) but doesn't include its path. You cannot use this property to set the name. Use the SaveAs method to save the presentation under a different name if you need to change the name. Read-only.
	NoLineBreakAfter	Returns or sets the characters that cannot end a line. Read/write.
	NoLineBreakBefore	Returns or sets the characters that cannot begin a line. Read/write.
	NotesMaster	Returns a Master object that represents the notes master. Read-only.
	PageSetup	Returns a PageSetup object whose properties control slide setup attributes for the specified presentation. Read-only.
	Parent	Returns the parent object for the specified object.
	Password	Returns or sets the password that must be supplied to open the specified presentation. Read/write.
	PasswordEncryptionAlgorithm	Returns the algorithm Microsoft Office PowerPoint uses for encrypting documents with passwords. Read-only.
	PasswordEncryptionFileProperties	Returns whether Microsoft Office PowerPoint encrypts file properties for password-protected documents. Read-only.
	PasswordEncryptionKeyLength	Returns the key length of the algorithm Microsoft Office PowerPoint uses when it encrypts documents with passwords. Read-only.
	PasswordEncryptionProvider	Returns the name of the algorithm encryption provider that Microsoft Office PowerPoint uses when it encrypts documents with passwords. Read-only.
	Path	Returns a String that represents the path to the specified Presentation object. Read-only.
	Permission	Returns a Permission object that can be used to restrict permissions to the active presentation and to return or set specific permissions settings. Read-only.Use of the Permission object raises an error if the Windows Rights Management client is not installed.
	PrintOptions	Returns a PrintOptions object that represents print options that are saved with the specified presentation. Read-only.
	PublishObjects	Returns a PublishObjects collection that represents the set of complete or partial loaded presentations that are available to publish to HTML. Read-only.
	ReadOnly	Returns whether the specified presentation is read-only. Read-only.
	RemovePersonalInformation	Determines whether Microsoft Office PowerPoint should remove all user information from comments and revisions upon saving a presentation. Read/write.
	Research	Returns a Research object that provides access to the research service feature of Microsoft Office PowerPoint. Read-only.
	Saved	Determines whether changes have been made to a presentation since it was last saved. Read/write.
	ServerPolicy	Returns a Microsoft Office ServerPolicy object. Read-only.
	SharedWorkspace	Returns a SharedWorkspace object that represents the Document Workspace in which a specified presentation is located. Read-only.
	Signatures	Returns a SignatureSet object that represents a collection of digital signatures. Read-only.
	SlideMaster	Returns a Master object that represents the slide master.
	Slides	Returns a Slides collection that represents all slides in the specified presentation. Read-only.
	SlideShowSettings	Returns a SlideShowSettings object that represents the slide show settings for the specified presentation. Read-only.
	SlideShowWindow	Returns a SlideShowWindow object that represents the slide show window in which the specified presentation is running. Read-only.
	SnapToGrid	Determines whether to snap shapes to the gridlines in the specified presentation. Read/write.
	Sync	Returns a Sync object that enables you to manage the synchronization of the local and server copies of a shared presentation stored in a Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services shared workspace. Read-only.
	Tags	Returns a Tags object that represents the tags for the specified object. Read-only.
	TemplateName	Returns the name of the design template associated with the specified presentation. Read-only.
	TitleMaster	Returns a Master object that represents the title master for the specified presentation.
	VBASigned	Determines whether the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) project for the specified document has been digitally signed. Read-only.
	VBProject	Returns a VBProject object that represents the individual Visual Basic project for the presentation. Read-only.
	WebOptions	Returns the WebOptions object, which contains presentation-level attributes used by Microsoft Office PowerPoint when you save or publish a complete or partial presentation as a Web page or open a Web page. Read-only.
	Windows	Returns a DocumentWindows collection that represents all document windows associated with the specified presentation. Read-only.
	WritePassword	Sets or returns the password for saving changes to the specified document. Read/write.