Print Options Properties

There is also a set of properties that control the default print behavior for a presentation. The inclusion of this information in the file format simply primes the Print dialog when this presentation is used. It does not force options nor does it represent the last-used set of print options for a presentation.

Using these properties, the author can control the type of output printed. For example, in some cases, authors need to print their slides (one slide per printed page) while in other cases, they want to provide printed handouts for the audience on which to take their own notes (handout pages that can contain anywhere from three to nine slides per printed page, as well as option lines for note taking). In other cases, the author would like to print out notes where each printed page has one slide (anchored at the top) and a text box (anchored at the bottom) with the speaker notes included or simply print the textual outline of the presentation.

The author can also control whether or not hidden slides are included in the printed output, as well as whether or not the output is sent to the printer in color, in grayscale, or in pure black and white.

There is also a set of properties that the author can set that determine if slides are framed on the printed page, if the slides are scaled up to the printed page (e.g., consider non 4x3 aspect ratio slides), etc.