Presentation.SaveAs Method (PowerPoint)
Saves a presentation that's never been saved, or saves a previously saved presentation under a different name.
Syntax
expression .SaveAs(Filename, FileFormat, EmbedFonts)
expression A variable that represents a Presentation object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Filename |
Required |
String |
Specifies the name to save the file under. If you don't include a full path, PowerPoint saves the file in the current folder. |
FileFormat |
Optional |
PpSaveAsFileType |
Specifies the saved file format. If this argument is omitted, the file is saved in the default file format (ppSaveAsDefault). |
EmbedFonts |
Optional |
MsoTriState |
Specifies whether PowerPoint embeds TrueType fonts in the saved presentation. |
Remarks
The FileFormat parameter value can be one of these PpSaveAsFileType constants. The default is ppSaveAsDefault.
ppSaveAsHTMLv3 |
ppSaveAsAddIn |
ppSaveAsBMP |
ppSaveAsDefault |
ppSaveAsGIF |
ppSaveAsHTML |
ppSaveAsHTMLDual |
ppSaveAsJPG |
ppSaveAsMetaFile |
ppSaveAsPNG |
ppSaveAsPowerPoint3 |
ppSaveAsPowerPoint4 |
ppSaveAsPowerPoint4FarEast |
ppSaveAsPowerPoint7 |
ppSaveAsPresentation |
ppSaveAsRTF |
ppSaveAsShow |
ppSaveAsTemplate |
ppSaveAsTIF |
ppSaveAsWebArchive |
The EmbedFonts parameter value can be one of these MsoTriState constants.
Constant |
Description |
|---|---|
msoFalse |
TrueType fonts are not embedded. |
msoTriStateMixed |
Embedded fonts are a mixture of TrueType and non-TrueType. The default. |
msoTrue |
TrueType fonts are embedded. |
Example
This example saves a copy of the active presentation under the name "New Format Copy.ppt." By default, this copy is saved in the format of a presentation in the current version of PowerPoint. The presentation is then saved as a PowerPoint 4.0 file named "Old Format Copy."
With Application.ActivePresentation
.SaveCopyAs "New Format Copy"
.SaveAs "Old Format Copy", ppSaveAsPowerPoint4
End With