PrintOptions.Collate Property

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Determines whether a complete copy of the specified presentation is printed before the first page of the next copy is printed. Read/write.

Syntax

expression.Collate

expression   A variable that represents a PrintOptions object.

Return Value
MsoTriState

Remarks

Specifying a value for the Collate argument of the PrintOut method sets the value of this property.

The value of the Collate property can be one of these MsoTriState constants.

Constant Description
msoFalse A copy of the specified presentation is not printed before the first page of the next copy is printed.
msoTrue The default. A complete copy of the specified presentation is printed before the first page of the next copy is printed.

Example

This example prints three collated copies of the active presentation.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  With ActivePresentation.PrintOptions
    .NumberOfCopies = 3
    .Collate = msoTrue
    .Parent.PrintOut
End With

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