Save PowerPoint File As

UiPath.Presentation.Activities.SavePresentationFileAs

Saves a PowerPoint presentation as a new file. This activity must be added inside a Use PowerPoint Presentation activity.

Configuring the Activity

In the Body of the Activity

• Presentation - Click Plus on the right side of the field, and then select the presentation file to save.
• Save as type - Select the presentation format to save as: PowerPoint Presentation (*.pptx), PowerPoint Macro Enabled Presentation (*.pptm), or PowerPoint 97-2003 Presentation (*.ppt).

• Save to file - Click Browse next to the field, then select the location where to save the new file and provide a file name.

  Alternatively, click Plus menu on the right side of the field, and then use one of the options in the menu to indicate the file path:

  • Data from the Project Notebook, a parent Excel file or Outlook account. For example, select a cell in an Excel file to use the value in that cell.
  • Ask when run - Prompt for the file path when the project is executed.
  • Paste from clipboard - Paste a file path value that you previously copied to the clipboard in the project.
  • Text - Enter the file path in the Text Builder.
  • Use Saved Value - Use a file path value that you previously saved for later use in the project.
  • Open in Advanced Editor - Enter a VB expression.
• Replace existing - If selected, the new file replaces any existing file with the same name. If not selected, an error occurs if a file with the same name already exists. This option is selected by default.

Properties Panel

Common

• DisplayName - The name displayed for the activity in the Designer panel.

Input

See the options in the body of the activity.

Misc

• Private - If selected, the data used in the activity is not logged.