ShowStartupDialog Property

Microsoft PowerPoint Visual Basic

to display the New Presentation task pane when Microsoft PowerPoint is started. Read/write.

MsoTriState can be one of these MsoTriState constants.
msoCTrue Doesn't apply to this property.
msoFalse Hides the New Presentation side pane.
msoTriStateMixed Doesn't apply to this property.
msoTriStateToggle Doesn't apply to this property.
msoTrue Default. Displays the New Presentation side pane.

expression.ShowStartupDialog

expression    Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

Example

The following line of code disables the New Presentation task pane when PowerPoint starts.

Sub DontShowStartup
    Application.ShowStartupDialog = msoFalse
End Sub