Presentation.SaveAs Method

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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."

Visual Basic for Applications 
  With Application.ActivePresentation
    .SaveCopyAs "New Format Copy"
    .SaveAs "Old Format Copy", ppSaveAsPowerPoint4
End With

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