Presentation.ExportAsFixedFormat method (PowerPoint)

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01/18/2023

Publishes a copy of a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation as a file in a fixed format, either PDF or XPS.

Syntax

expression.ExportAsFixedFormat (Path, FixedFormatType, Intent, FrameSlides, HandoutOrder, OutputType, PrintHiddenSlides, PrintRange, RangeType, SlideShowName, IncludeDocProperties, KeepIRMSettings, DocStructureTags, BitmapMissingFonts, UseISO19005_1, ExternalExporter)

expression An expression that returns a Presentation object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Path	Required	String	The path for the export.
FixedFormatType	Required	PpFixedFormatType	The format to which the slides should be exported.
Intent	Optional	PpFixedFormatIntent	The purpose of the export.
FrameSlides	Optional	MsoTriState	Whether the slides to be exported should be bordered by a frame.
HandoutOrder	Optional	PpPrintHandoutOrder	The order in which the handout should be printed.
OutputType	Optional	PpPrintOutputType	The type of output.
PrintHiddenSlides	Optional	MsoTriState	Whether to print hidden slides.
PrintRange	Optional	PrintRange	The slide range.
RangeType	Optional	PpPrintRangeType	The type of slide range.
SlideShowName	Optional	String	The name of the slide show.
IncludeDocProperties	Optional	Boolean	Whether the document properties should also be exported. The default is False.
KeepIRMSettings	Optional	Boolean	Whether the IRM settings should also be exported. If FixedFormatType is PpFixedFormatTypePDF, this flag determines if labels and IRM settings should be exported. The default is True.
DocStructureTags	Optional	Boolean	Whether to include document structure tags to improve document accessibility. The default is True.
BitmapMissingFonts	Optional	Boolean	Whether to include a bitmap of the text. The default is True.
UseISO19005_1	Optional	Boolean	Whether the resulting document is compliant with ISO 19005-1 (PDF/A). The default is False.
ExternalExporter	Optional	Variant	A pointer to an Office add-in that implements the IMsoDocExporter COM interface and allows calls to an alternate implementation of code. The default is a null pointer.

Remarks

The ExportAsFixedFormat method is the equivalent of the Save As PDF or XPS command on the Office menu in the PowerPoint user interface. The method creates a file that contains a static view of the active presentation.

The FixedFormatType parameter value can be one of these PpFixedFormatType constants.

Constant	Value	Description
ppFixedFormatTypePDF	2	Export to PDF format.
ppFixedFormatTypeXPS	1	Export to XPS format.

The Intent parameter value can be one of these PpFixedFormatIntent constants.

Constant	Description
ppFixedFormatIntentPrint	Intended to be published online and printed.
ppFixedFormatIntentScreen	The default. Intended to be published only online.

The FrameSlides parameter value can be one of these MsoTriState constants.

Constant	Description
msoFalse	The default. Does not frame exported slides.
msoTrue	Frames exported slides.

The HandoutOrder parameter value can be one of these PpPrintHandoutOrder constants.

Constant	Description
ppPrintHandoutHorizontalFirst	Prints handouts with consecutive slides displayed horizontally first (in horizontal rows).
ppPrintHandoutVerticalFirst	The default. Prints handouts with consecutive slides displayed vertically first (in vertical columns).

The OutputType parameter value can be a combination of one or more of these PpPrintOutputType constants.

Constant	Description
ppPrintOutputBuildSlides
ppPrintOutputFourSlideHandouts	Prints four slides per handout page.
ppPrintOutputNineSlideHandouts	Prints nine slides per handout page.
ppPrintOutputNotesPages	Prints notes pages.
ppPrintOutputOneSlideHandouts	Prints one slide per handout page.
ppPrintOutputOutline	Prints outline view.
ppPrintOutputSixSlideHandouts	Prints six slides per handout page.
ppPrintOutputSlides	Prints all slides in the presentation. The default.
ppPrintOutputThreeSlideHandouts	Prints three slides per handout page.
ppPrintOutputTwoSlideHandouts	Prints two slides per handout page.

The PrintHiddenSlides parameter value can be one of these MsoTriState constants.

Constant	Description
msoFalse	The default. Does not print hidden slides.
msoTrue	Prints hidden slides.

The RangeType parameter value can be one of these PpPrintRangeType constants.

Constant	Description
ppPrintAll	The default. Exports all slides.
ppPrintCurrent	Exports only the current slide.
ppPrintNamedSlideShow	Exports the named (custom) slide show specified in SlideShowName.
ppPrintSelection	Exports selected slides.
ppPrintSlideRange	Exports the specified slide range.

Set BitmapMissingFonts to True when font licensing does not permit you to embed a font in the PDF file. If you set this parameter to False, the font is referenced, and the viewer's computer substitutes an appropriate font if the authored one is not available.

The KeepIRMSettings parameter behaves specially for PDF. It controls the retention of both labels and encryption to the output file. For more information, see Manage sensitivity labels in Office apps.

If the presentation is not fully downloaded, this method fails and an error occurs. For more information about the Partial Documents, see Work with Partial Documents.

Example

The following example shows how to use the ExportAsFixedFormat method to export the active presentation as a .pdf file named test.pdf to the user's Documents folder.

Public Sub ExportAsFixedFormat_Example() 
 
       ActivePresentation.ExportAsFixedFormat "C:\Users\username \Documents\test.pdf", ppFixedFormatTypePDF, ppFixedFormatIntentScreen, msoCTrue, ppPrintHandoutHorizontalFirst, ppPrintOutputBuildSlides, msoFalse, , , , False, False, False, False, False 
 
End Sub

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