Presentations.Open2007 Method

Opens the specified presentation and provides the option to repair the presentation file. Returns a Presentation object that represents the opened presentation.

Syntax

expression.Open(FileName, ReadOnly, Untitled, WithWindow, OpenAndRepair)

expression   A variable that represents an Presentations object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
FileName Required String The name of the file to open.
ReadOnly Optional MsoTriState Specifies whether the file is opened with read/write or read-only status.
Untitled Optional MsoTriState Specifies whether the file has a title.
WithWindow Optional MsoTriState Specifies whether the file is visible.
OpenAndRepair Optional MsoTriState Specifies whether to repair the file before it is opened to prevent corruption.

Return Value
Presentation

Remarks

With the proper file converters installed, Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 and earlier versions open files with the following MS-DOS filename extensions: .ch3, .cht, .doc, .htm, .html, .mcw, .pot, .ppa, .pps, .ppt, .pre, .rtf, .sh3, .shw, .txt, .wk1, .wk3, .wk4, .wpd, .wpf, .wps, and .xls. Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 also opens files with the following filename extensions: .docm, .docx, .mhtml, .potm, .potx, .ppam, .pptm, .pptx, .ppsm, .ppsx, .thmx, .xlsm, and .xlsx.

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

Constant Description
msoFalse The default. Opens the file with read/write status.
msoTrue Opens the file with read-only status.

The

Untitled

parameter value can be one of these MsoTriState constants.

Constant Description
msoFalse The default. The file name automatically becomes the title of the opened presentation.
msoTrue Opens the file without a title. This is equivalent to creating a copy of the file.

The

WithWindow

parameter value can be one of these MsoTriState constants.

Constant Description
msoFalse Hides the opened presentation.
msoTrue The default. Opens the file in a visible window.

Remarks

The

OpenAndRepair

parameter value can be one of these MsoTriState constants.

Constant Description
msoFalse Opens the specified presentation without repair..
msoTrue The default. Opens the specifed file and repairs it.

Example

This example opens a presentation with read-only status and repairs it.

Visual Basic for Applications
  Presentations.Open FileName:="C:\My Documents\pres1.ppt", ReadOnly:=msoTrue, OpenAndRepair:=msoTrue