Presentation Object Members

Represents a PowerPoint presentation.

Methods

	Name	Description
	AddTitleMaster	Adds a title master to the specified presentation. Returns a Master object that represents the title master. If the presentation already has a title master, an error occurs.
	AddToFavorites	Adds a shortcut to the Favorites folder in the Windows program folder representing either the current selection in the specified presentation (for the Presentation object) or the specified hyperlink's target document (for the Hyperlink object).
	ApplyTemplate	Applies a design template to the specified presentation.
	ApplyTheme	Applies a theme or design template to the specified presentation.
	CanCheckIn	True if Microsoft PowerPoint can check in a specified presentation to a server. Read/write Boolean
	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 document window, presentation, or open freeform drawing.
	DeleteSection	OffDevBetaPlaceholder
	DisableSections	OffDevBetaPlaceholder
	Export	Exports each slide in the presentation, using the specified graphics filter, and saves the exported files in the specified folder.
	ExportAsFixedFormat	OffDevBetaPlaceholder
	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	OffDevBetaPlaceholder Read/Write.
	GetWorkflowTemplates	OffDevBetaPlaceholder Read/Write.
	LockServerFile	OffDevBetaPlaceholder
	NewSectionAfter	OffDevBetaPlaceholder
	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 (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	OffDevBetaPlaceholder
	Save	The description for this item will appear in the final release of Office.
	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.
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	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. For information about returning a single member of a collection, see Returning an Object from a Collection.
	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 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 Object. If the container doesn't support OLE Automation, or if the specified presentation isn't embedded in a Microsoft Binder file, this property fails.
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	CustomDocumentProperties	Returns a DocumentProperties collection that represents all the custom document properties for the specified presentation. Read-only. For information about returning a single member of a collection, see Returning an Object from a Collection.
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	CustomXMLParts	OffDevBetaPlaceholder
	DefaultLanguageID	Returns or sets the default language of a presentation. When you set the DefaultLanguageID property for a presentation, you set it for all subsequent new presentations as well. Read/write MsoLanguageID.
	DefaultShape	Returns a Shape object that represents the default shape for the presentation. Read-only.
	Designs	Read-only
	DisplayComments	Determines whether comments are displayed in the specified presentation. Read/write MsoTriState.
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	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.
	EnvelopeVisible	Determines whether the e-mail message header is visible in the document window. Read/write MsoTriState.
	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 MsoFarEastLineBreakLanguageID.
	FarEastLineBreakLevel	Returns or sets the line break based upon Asian character level. Read/write Long. Read/write PpFarEastLineBreakLevel.
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	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 grid lines. Read/write.
	HandoutMaster	Returns a Master object that represents the handout master. Read-only.
	HasSections	OffDevBetaPlaceholder
	HasTitleMaster	MsoTrue if the specified presentation has a title master. Read-only MsoTriState .
	HasVBProject	OffDevBetaPlaceholder
	LayoutDirection	Returns or sets the layout direction for the user interface. Can be one of the following The default value depends on the language support you have selected or installed. Read/write PpDirection.
	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 String.
	NoLineBreakAfter	Returns or sets the characters that cannot end a line. Read/write String.
	NoLineBreakBefore	Returns or sets the characters that cannot begin a line. Read/write String.
	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 a String that represents a password that must be supplied to open the specified presentation. Read/write.
	PasswordEncryptionAlgorithm	Returns a String indicating the algorithm Microsoft Office PowerPoint uses for encrypting documents with passwords. Read-only.
	PasswordEncryptionFileProperties	Returns MsoTrue if Microsoft Office PowerPoint encrypts file properties for password-protected documents. Read-only MsoTriState.
	PasswordEncryptionKeyLength	Returns a Long indicating the key length of the algorithm Microsoft Office PowerPoint uses when encrypting documents with passwords. Read-only.
	PasswordEncryptionProvider	Returns a String specifying the name of the algorithm encryption provider that Microsoft Office PowerPoint uses when encrypting documents with passwords. Read-only.
	Path	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.
	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 representing 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 MsoTriState.
	RemovePersonalInformation	MsoTrue for Microsoft Office PowerPoint to remove all user information from comments, and revisions upon saving a presentation. Read/write MsoTriState.
	Research	OffDevBetaPlaceholder
	Saved	Determines whether changes have been made to a presentation since it was last saved. Read/write MsoTriState.
	SectionCount	OffDevBetaPlaceholder
	ServerPolicy	OffDevBetaPlaceholder
	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.
	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	MsoTrue to snap shapes to the grid lines in the specified presentation. Read/write MsoTriState.
	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 String.
	TitleMaster	Returns a Master object that represents the title master for the specified presentation. If the presentation doesn't have a title master, an error occurs.
	VBASigned	Determines whether the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) project for the specified document has been digitally signed. Read-only MsoTriState.
	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. This property doesn't return any slide show windows associated with the presentation. Read-only.
	WritePassword	Sets or returns a String that represents a password for saving changes to the specified document. Read/write.