Microsoft PowerPoint export: Interactive mode

You use interactive mode when you want to get feedback during the export. For example, when you use the interactive mode, you will see a message if the output file already exists. The following table summarizes the main differences between exporting tables to Microsoft PowerPoint with and without interactive mode enabled.

Situation	Interactive mode enabled	Interactive mode disabled
File of same name already exists.	The user is presented with a Yes/No message box that requests permission to overwrite the file.	If the OverwriteOutput export property is set to True, the output file is overwritten, otherwise the export fails.
Overwrite of output file fails.	The user is presented with a dialog box that explains that the output file cannot be overwritten. After clicking OK, the export fails.	The export fails.
Microsoft Office is not available	The user is presented with an OK box and the export fails.	The export fails.
One or more invalid export properties have been specified.	The user is alerted with an OK message box containing a list of the invalid properties. The valid properties are accepted.	Invalid properties are ignored and any valid properties are accepted.