# pptview

> View Microsoft PowerPoint presentations.
> Note: This program has been deprecated.
> More information: <https://support.microsoft.com/office/command-line-switches-for-microsoft-office-products-079164cd-4ef5-4178-b235-441737deb3a6#category=powerpoint%2C_powerpoint_viewer>.

- Launch the application:

`pptview`

- Open a presentation:

`pptview {{path\to\file.pptx}}`

- Open at a specific slide [n]umber:

`pptview /n{{1}} {{path\to\file.pptx}}`

- Open a [l]ist of presentation files from a playlist file:

`pptview /l {{path\to\playlist.txt}}`

- [p]rint a presentation file:

`pptview /p {{path\to\file.pptx}}`