_Presentation.ExportAsFixedFormat Method

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

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint (in Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Sub ExportAsFixedFormat ( _
    Path As String, _
    FixedFormatType As PpFixedFormatType, _
    Intent As PpFixedFormatIntent, _
    FrameSlides As MsoTriState, _
    HandoutOrder As PpPrintHandoutOrder, _
    OutputType As PpPrintOutputType, _
    PrintHiddenSlides As MsoTriState, _
    PrintRange As PrintRange, _
    RangeType As PpPrintRangeType, _
    SlideShowName As String, _
    IncludeDocProperties As Boolean, _
    KeepIRMSettings As Boolean, _
    DocStructureTags As Boolean, _
    BitmapMissingFonts As Boolean, _
    UseISO19005_1 As Boolean, _
    ExternalExporter As Object _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As _Presentation
Dim Path As String
Dim FixedFormatType As PpFixedFormatType
Dim Intent As PpFixedFormatIntent
Dim FrameSlides As MsoTriState
Dim HandoutOrder As PpPrintHandoutOrder
Dim OutputType As PpPrintOutputType
Dim PrintHiddenSlides As MsoTriState
Dim PrintRange As PrintRange
Dim RangeType As PpPrintRangeType
Dim SlideShowName As String
Dim IncludeDocProperties As Boolean
Dim KeepIRMSettings As Boolean
Dim DocStructureTags As Boolean
Dim BitmapMissingFonts As Boolean
Dim UseISO19005_1 As Boolean
Dim ExternalExporter As Object

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

void ExportAsFixedFormat(
    string Path,
    PpFixedFormatType FixedFormatType,
    PpFixedFormatIntent Intent,
    MsoTriState FrameSlides,
    PpPrintHandoutOrder HandoutOrder,
    PpPrintOutputType OutputType,
    MsoTriState PrintHiddenSlides,
    PrintRange PrintRange,
    PpPrintRangeType RangeType,
    string SlideShowName,
    bool IncludeDocProperties,
    bool KeepIRMSettings,
    bool DocStructureTags,
    bool BitmapMissingFonts,
    bool UseISO19005_1,
    Object ExternalExporter
)

Parameters

• Path
  Type: System.String
  The path for the export.

• FixedFormatType
  Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.PpFixedFormatType
  The format to which the slides should be exported.

• Intent
  Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.PpFixedFormatIntent
  The purpose of the export.

• FrameSlides
  Type: Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoTriState
  Whether the slides to be exported should be bordered by a frame.

• HandoutOrder
  Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.PpPrintHandoutOrder
  The order in which the handout should be printed.

• OutputType
  Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.PpPrintOutputType
  The type of output.

• PrintHiddenSlides
  Type: Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoTriState
  Whether to print hidden slides.

• PrintRange
  Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.PrintRange
  The slide range.

• RangeType
  Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.PpPrintRangeType
  The type of slide range.

• SlideShowName
  Type: System.String
  The name of the slide show.

• IncludeDocProperties
  Type: System.Boolean
  Whether the document properties should also be exported. The default is false.

• KeepIRMSettings
  Type: System.Boolean
  Whether the IRM settings should also be exported. The default is true.

• DocStructureTags
  Type: System.Boolean
  Whether to include document structure tags to improve document accessibility. The default is true.

• BitmapMissingFonts
  Type: System.Boolean
  Whether to include a bitmap of the text. The default is true.

• UseISO19005_1
  Type: System.Boolean
  Whether the resulting document is compliant with ISO 19005-1 (PDF/A). The default is false.

• ExternalExporter
  Type: System.Object
  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 a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) pointer.

Remarks

The [M:Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint._Presentation.ExportAsFixedFormat(System.String,Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.PpFixedFormatType,Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.PpFixedFormatIntent,Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoTriState,Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.PpPrintHandoutOrder,Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.PpPrintOutputType,Microsoft.Office.Core.MsoTriState,Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.PrintRange,Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint.PpPrintRangeType,System.String,System.Boolean,] 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	Description
msoFalse	The default. Does not display the embedded object (or link) as an icon.
msoTrue	Displays the embedded object (or link) as an icon.

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.

See Also

Reference

_Presentation Interface

_Presentation Members

Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint Namespace