Presentations.Open Method (PowerPoint)
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 filename extensions: .ch3, .cht, .doc, .htm, .html, .mcw, .pot, .ppa, .pps, .ppt, .pre, .rtf, .sh3, .shw, .txt, .wk1, .wk3, .wk4, .wpd, .wpf, .wps, and .xls. Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 also opens files with the following filename 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.ppt", ReadOnly:=msoTrue