ViewProperties.ActiveViewType Property

Gets or sets the preferred initial view type of the presentation. This property does not guarantee that the presentation application displays the presentation in this view.

Namespace : DevExpress.Docs.Presentation

Assembly : DevExpress.Docs.Presentation.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package : DevExpress.Docs.Presentation

csharp

public ViewType ActiveViewType { get; set; }

Public Property ActiveViewType As ViewType

Property Value

Type	Description
ViewType

The type of the preferred initial view that the application displays when a user opens the presentation.

Available values:

Name	Description
NormalSlideView

Normal Slide View

| | SlideMasterView |

Slide Master View

| | NotesView |

Notes View

| | HandoutView |

Handout View

| | NotesMasterView |

Notes Master View

| | OutlineView |

Outline View

| | SlideSorterView |

Slide Sorter View

| | SlideThumbnailView |

Slide Thumbnail View. In presentation software, this view is generally managed as part of the NormalSlideView.

Remarks

The following code snippet defines the view that an application displays when a user open the presenation:

C#
VB.NET

csharp

using (Presentation presentation = new Presentation("document.pptx")) {
    presentation.ViewProperties.ActiveViewType = ViewType.HandoutView;
}

Using presentation As New Presentation("document.pptx")
    presentation.ViewProperties.ActiveViewType = ViewType.HandoutView
End Using