Sample code to save a PowerPoint 97 or a PowerPoint 98 presentation as RTF

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Sample Visual Basic Procedure

   Sub SaveAsRTF()

      ' Used to specify the SaveAs format.
      Const Format As Long = ppSaveAsRTF

      ' Change this constant to the path needed to save the presentation.
      Const Path As String = "c:\"

      ' Use this constant to store the name of the file. The RTF extension
      ' is automatically added to the file name.
      Const NameOfFile As String = "test"

      ' Saves the presentation in RTF format. Note that the
      ' EmbedTrueTypeFonts parameter must be set to false. The RTF format
      ' does not support embedded fonts.
      ActivePresentation.SaveAs _
         FileName:=Path & NameOfFile, _
         FileFormat:=Format, _
         EmbedTrueTypeFonts:=msoFalse

   End Sub