Application.FileDialog Property (PowerPoint)
Returns a FileDialog object that represents a single instance of a file dialog box. Read-only.
Syntax
expression .FileDialog(Type)
expression A variable that represents an Application object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Type |
Required |
MsoFileDialogType |
The type of dialog to return. |
Return Value
FileDialog
Remarks
The value of the Type parameter can be one of these MsoFileDialogType constants.
msoFileDialogFilePicker |
msoFileDialogFolderPicker |
msoFileDialogOpen |
msoFileDialogSaveAs |
Example
This example displays the Save As dialog box.
Sub ShowSaveAsDialog()
Dim dlgSaveAs As FileDialog
Set dlgSaveAs = Application.FileDialog( _
Type:=msoFileDialogSaveAs)
dlgSaveAs.Show
End Sub
This example displays the Open dialog box and allows a user to select multiple files to open.
Sub ShowFileDialog()
Dim dlgOpen As FileDialog
Set dlgOpen = Application.FileDialog( _
Type:=msoFileDialogOpen)
With dlgOpen
.AllowMultiSelect = True
.Show
End With
End Sub