PPT2000: Cannot Set Save Picture Preview Programmatically (222755)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
This article was previously published under Q222755

SUMMARY

When you save a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, you can save a preview picture along with the presentation file. A preview is a graphic representation of the first slide in the presentation. Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications does not provide a property or method for the Save Picture Preview option. This article provides a sample Visual Basic macro that uses the SendKeys command to achieve this result.

To store a preview picture with the presentation file, follow these steps:
  1. On the File menu, click Properties.
  2. Click the Summary tab, and click to select the Save Preview Picture check box.
To see a preview of a presentation, click Open on the File menu, select a presentation, and click Preview.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. NOTE: The following macro examples work only in PowerPoint. Visual Basic for Applications macros are not supported by the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: The following Visual Basic code uses the SendKeys command to send a series of keystrokes to the active window.

NOTE: You may experience unexpected results if PowerPoint is not the active window. 
   Sub ToggleSavePreviewPicture()

      ' Sends ALT+F to open the File menu.
      SendKeys ("%f"), True

      ' Sends ALT+I to open the Properties dialog box and displays the
      ' Summary tab.
      SendKeys ("i"), False

      ' Selects the Save Preview Picture check box.
      SendKeys ("%v"), True

   End Sub

REFERENCES

For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/11/2006
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