Convert PowerPoint

Overview

The 'Convert PowerPoint' Power Automate action allows you to convert PPT and PPTX file formats to either PDF, HTML, PPTX, PPT, TXT, TIFF or PNG files:

Default Parameters

The default 'Convert PowerPoint' flow action parameters are detailed below which are contextual based on the selected Output format:

  • Output Format: Select the output format: PDF, HTML, PPTX, PPT, TXT, TIFF or PNG.
  • Filename: The filename (including file extension) of the file to be converted.
  • File Content: A Base64 encoded representation of the Excel file to be processed.
  • Page Orientation: Set the page orientation for the source PowerPoint document.
  • Page Size: The page size for the source PowerPoint document

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Advanced Parameters

The advanced 'Convert PowerPoint' flow action parameters are detailed below:

All output formats:

  • Remove Markup: Sets whether comments and tracked changes should be removed from the document upon conversion.
  • Culture Name: This setting is used to set the culture for the workbook prior to conversion. Please refer to the Culture Names article for a list of supported cultures. 

Output format: PDF:

  • Generate Bookmarks: Set whether bookmarks should be automatically created.
  • PDF/A Compliant: Sets whether the resulting document should conform to PDF/A format.
  • PDF/A Compliance Level: Sets the required level of PDF/A compliance.

Output format: PNG:

  • Slide Index: Set the page within the PowerPoint document to convert to a PNG file. The first slide is converted by default.

Output format: TIFF:

  • Compression: Select a compression algorithm, the default is 'LZW'

Example

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Return Parameters

The 'Convert PowerPoint' flow action returns the following data. 

Action Specific Return Values

  • File Content - The converted file (Base64)

Standard Return Values

  • OperationId - The unique ID assigned to this operation.
  • HttpStatusCode - The HTTP Status code for the response.
  • HttpStatusMessage - The HTTP Status message for the response.
  • Errors - An array of error messages should an error occur.
  • Operation Status - Indicates whether the operation has been completed, has been queued or has failed.

 

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