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"title" : "How do I Convert a Microsoft Powerpoint presentation to a Text File? "
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How do I Convert a Microsoft Powerpoint presentation to a Text File (TXT)?
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It is very simple to convert a Presentation to a TXT file on the command line using [Docto](https://github.com/tobya/docto). You can also do this easily in Microsoft Powerpoint, but sometimes it helps to be able to do it from the command line.
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The command line below shows how you can convert a Powerpoint Presentation to a Text File file - TXT.
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Command Line
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````
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docto -PP -f 'c:\path\Presentation.ppt' -o 'c:\path\Presentation.TXT' -t wdFormatText
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or easier to read
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docto -PP
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-f 'c:\path\Presentation.ppt'
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-o 'c:\path\Presentation.TXT'
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-t wdFormatText
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````
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Command Line Explained
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- `-PP` - This is a conversion using Microsoft PowerPoint.
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- `-f` - The File or directory to be converted
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- `-o` - The Output File or Directory where you would like the converted file to be written to.
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- `-T` - The file format type that is being converted to
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Some other interesting commands
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You might find some of the following commands also interesting.
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- [Convert all Powerpoint presentations in a folder to a TXT file](ConvertDirPPTToFileTXT.md);
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