Export as PDF (W/P/E/O)

This feature is a tool that empowers users to export a file as PDF in both Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook. The command opens the save file dialog and when the user press "OK", the file will be saved as a PDF with the options defined in the parameters.

CMD

<Cmd case="BaseExtensions:export-to-pdf"/>

Parameters

All parameters are optional.

title

Define the title of the exported file. The string for the title is expandable, so you can either define what the title of the document should or use environmental variables, meaning that the title will be based on a document property. The syntax for doing so is %CustProp|X% or %BuiltProp|X% (depending on the location of the document property) where the X refers to the name of the document property.

CurrentDirectory

Use this parameter and define its value to true if the save file dialog should be opened in the document's current directory. Otherwise, it will open in the Documents folder.

IncludeDocProps

Define whether the command should include property data in PDF metadata using true or false. Default value is false.

This parameter is supported in Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.

OpenAfterExport

Define whether the PDF file should open after it has been saved using true or false. Default value is true.

This parameter is supported in Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.

DocStructureTags

Define whether there should be document structure tags for accessibility using true or false. Default value is false.

This parameter is supported in Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.

UseISO19005_1

Define whether the file should be saved as PDF/A compliant using using true or false. Default value is false.

This parameter is supported in Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.

BitmapMissingFonts

Bitmap text when fonts may not be embedded. This can be either true or false. Default value is false.

This parameter is supported in Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.

CreateBookmarks

Use this parameter to include bookmarks by defining an enum value from this list. Default value is wdExportCreateNoBookmarks.

This parameter is supported in Word and Outlook.

PageRange

Define the page range of the document that should be exported using an enum value from this list. Default value is wdExportAllDocument.

If this parameter is defined with the enum value wdExportFromTo, use the following parameters:

From to specify the starting page. Default value is 1.

To to specify the ending page. Default value is 1.

This parameter is supported in Word and Outlook.

FrameSlides

Define whether the slides that are to be exported should be bordered by a frame using true or false. Default value is false.

This parameter is supported in PowerPoint.

HandoutOrder

Specify the page layout order in which slides appear on printed handouts that show multiple slides on one page using an enum value from this list. Default value is ppPrintHandoutVerticalFirst.

This parameter is supported in PowerPoint.

OutputType

Define a value that indicates which component (slides, handouts, note pages, or an outline) of the presentation is to be printed using an enum value from this list. Default value is ppPrintOutputSlides.

This parameter is supported in PowerPoint.

PrintHiddenSlides

Define whether hidden slides should be included using using true or false. Default value is true.

This parameter is supported in PowerPoint.

IgnorePrintAreas

Define whether the print area set by the user should be ignored using true or false. Default value is true.

This parameter is supported in Excel.