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.v25.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Docs.Presentation

Declaration

C#

public ViewType ActiveViewType { get; set; }

VB.NET

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#

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

VB.NET

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