How to start PowerPoint 2007 from a command line? I am a command-line person. Can I start PowerPoint from a command line prompt and control its behavior with command options?

Yes, you can start PowerPoint 2007 from a command line in 2 ways:

1. Click Start and Run. Then enter "powerpnt options filename" followed by clicking OK.

2. Start a command line window. Then enter "powerpnt options filename" followed by the Enter key.

If you have trouble running "powerpnt", you may need to use the full path name of: "c:\program files\microsoft office\office12\powerpnt"

PowerPoint 2007 supports a number of nice command line options:

• /B - Start PowerPoint with a new blank presentation.
• /EMBEDDING - Start PowerPoint without displaying the Office PowerPoint 2007 program window.
• /N - Start PowerPoint and create a new presentation.
• /P - Print the presentation to the default printer by using default settings.
• /RESTORE - Restore PowerPoint to the way it was before the program closed abnormally.

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