Represents the entire Microsoft Office PowerPoint application.

Methods

Name Description
Activates the specified object.
Displays a Help topic.
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Quits Microsoft Office PowerPoint. This is equivalent to clicking Exit PowerPoint on the File menu.
Runs a Visual Basic procedure.Sec_macro_best_practice

Properties

Name Description
Returns whether the specified pane or window is active. Read-only MsoTriState .
Returns a Presentation object that represents the presentation open in the active window. Read-only.Note that if an embedded presentation is in-place active, the ActivePresentation property returns the embedded presentation.
Returns the name of the active printer. Read-only String.
Returns a DocumentWindow object that represents the active document window. Read-only.
AddIns Returns the program-specific AddIns collection that represents all the add-ins listed in the Add-Ins tab. Read-only. For information about returning a single member of a collection, see Returning an Object from a Collection.
Returns the AnswerWizard object that contains the files used by the online Help search engine. Read-only.
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Assistant Returns an Assistant object that represents the Office Assistant. Read-only.
Returns an AutoCorrect object that represents the AutoCorrect functionality in Microsoft Office PowerPoint.
Returns or sets an MsoAutomationSecurity constant that represents the security mode Microsoft Office PowerPoint uses when programmatically opening files. This property is automatically set to msoAutomationSecurityLow when the application is started. Therefore, to avoid breaking solutions that rely on the default setting, you should be careful to reset this property to msoAutomationSecurityLow after programmatically opening a file. Also, this property should be set immediately before and after opening a file programmatically to avoid malicious subversion. Read/write.
Returns the PowerPoint build number. Read-only String.
Returns the text that appears in the title bar of the application window. Read/write String.
Returns a reference to the Component Object Model (COM) add-ins currently loaded in Microsoft Office PowerPoint. These are listed in the Add-Ins tabs in the PowerPoint Options dialog box. Read-only. For information about returning a single member of a collection, see Returning an Object from a Collection .
Returns a CommandBars collection that represents all the command bars in PowerPoint. Read-only.
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 PowerPoint, this property returns the hexadecimal number 50575054. Read-only.
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.
Sets or returns a PpAlertLevel constant that represents whether Microsoft Office PowerPoint displays alerts while running a macro. Read/write.
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MsoTrue to display gridlines in Microsoft Office PowerPoint. Read/write MsoTriState.
Returns or sets how Microsoft Office PowerPoint handles calls to methods and properties that require features not yet installed. Read/write MsoFeatureInstall.
Returns a FileDialog object that represents a single instance of a file dialog box.
Returns an IFind object that can be used to locate files. Read-only.
Returns or sets the height of the specified object, in points. Read-only Single for the Master object, read/write Single for all other objects.
Returns a LanguageSettings object which contains information about the language settings in Microsoft Office PowerPoint. Read-only.
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.
Returns the string "Microsoft PowerPoint." Read-only String.
Read-only
Returns the name of the operating system. Read-only String.
Returns an Options object that represents application options in Microsoft Office PowerPoint.
Returns a String that represents the path to the specified AddIn, Application, or Presentation object or the path followed by a MotionEffect object. Read-only.
Returns a Presentations collection that represents all open presentations. Read-only.For information about returning a single member of a collection, see Returning an Object from a Collection.
Returns the Microsoft Office PowerPoint globally unique identifier (GUID). You might use the GUID, for example, when making program calls to an Application Programming Interface (API). Read-only String.
MsoTrue to display the New Presentation task pane when Microsoft Office PowerPoint is started. Read/write.
Determines whether there is a separate Windows taskbar button for each open presentation. Read/write MsoTriState.
Returns a SlideShowWindows collection that represents all open slide show windows. Read-only.For information about returning a single member of a collection, see Returning an Object from a Collection.
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. Setting this property to a very large positive or negative value may position the window completely off the desktop. Read/write.
Returns a VBE object that represents the Visual Basic Editor. Read-only.
Returns the PowerPoint version number. Read-only String.
Returns or sets the visibility of the specified object or the formatting applied to the specified object. Read/write MsoTriState .
Returns or sets the width of the specified object, in points. Read-only Single for the Master object, read/write Single for all other objects.
Returns a DocumentWindows collection that represents all open document windows. Read-only.
Returns or sets the state of the specified window. Read/write PpWindowState .

Events

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