Page.SaveAsPicture Method (Publisher)

Saves a page as a picture file.

Version Information

Version Added: Publisher 2007

Syntax

expression .SaveAsPicture(Filename, pbResolution)

expression A variable that represents a Page object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

Filename

Required

String

The path and file name of the new picture file you want to create. The graphics format the picture is saved in is determined by the file name extension (such as .jpg or .gif) you specify.

pbResolution

Optional

PbPictureResolution

The resolution in which you want the picture to be saved. See Remarks for possible values.

Remarks

Possible values for the pbResolution parameter are declared in the PbPictureResolution enumeration in the Microsoft Publisher type library.

Example

The following Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro shows how to use the SaveAsPicture method to save the first page of the active publication as a .jpg picture file.

Before running this code, replace filename.jpg with a valid file name and the path to a folder on your computer where you have permission to save files.

Public Sub SaveAsPicture_Example() 
 
 ThisDocument.Pages(1).SaveAsPicture "filename.jpg" 
 
End Sub