Sample code to save a PowerPoint 97 or a PowerPoint 98 presentation as RTF (162237)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q162237

SUMMARY

This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) that saves the active presentation in Rich Text Format (RTF). The macro creates an RTF file named Test.rtf on the root of your C: drive.

MORE INFORMATION

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

   Sub SaveAsRTF()

      ' Used to specify the SaveAs format.
      Const Format As Long = ppSaveAsRTF

      ' Change this constant to the path needed to save the presentation.
      Const Path As String = "c:\"

      ' Use this constant to store the name of the file. The RTF extension
      ' is automatically added to the file name.
      Const NameOfFile As String = "test"

      ' Saves the presentation in RTF format. Note that the
      ' EmbedTrueTypeFonts parameter must be set to false. The RTF format
      ' does not support embedded fonts.
      ActivePresentation.SaveAs _
         FileName:=Path & NameOfFile, _
         FileFormat:=Format, _
         EmbedTrueTypeFonts:=msoFalse

   End Sub

REFERENCES

For more information about creating Visual Basic for Applications macros, click the Office Assistant in Microsoft PowerPoint, type how to create a macro click Search, and then click to view "Create a macro in Visual Basic Editor."

For more information about running Visual Basic for Applications macros, click the Office Assistant in Microsoft PowerPoint, type how to run a macro, click Search, and then click to view "Run a macro."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/11/2006
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