Getting Slide Show Resolution from setup show

[Guest]

I would like to programatically read the value (know what is the currently
selected option) in the Slide Show > Set Up Show > Slide show resolution
combo box. i.e we need to know whether it is "Use Current Resolution"
"800X600", 960 X 600", etc. Is there any way to get this status of this
option either through the PowerPoint object model or from the registry?

 

[Shyam Pillai]

You should be able to read the following values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\PowerPoint\Options
SlideShowResolutionX
SlideShowResolutionY

If they are missing then it means that it is set to use the current
resolution. However main point to note is that PowerPoint will only update
this value when it is terminate. If user changes the resolution at some
point in the session, the new values will be retained in memory but will not
be written to the registry.

 

[Guest]

Thank You.
Will there be anyway to read the value while the powerpoint is active ?

 

[Shyam Pillai]

Unfortunately not.