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Posted on by ts101

Hi, 

 

is there a way to automatically screenshot a file and then save the screenshot to a certain folder?

 

I would like to save a PowerPoint file (only one slide!) to my OneDrive and then automatically create a screenshot of the whole slide. If taking a screenshot doesnt work, is it maybe possible to export the slide as an image?!

 

Thanks in advance and happy new year!

 

Tom

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  • abm abm Profile Picture
    abm abm 32,985 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Hi @ts101 

     

    Not sure this can be achieved via Flow. Also the challenge is what's going to be your trigger for the flow (Manual?). 

     

    PowerPoint can save file as image by select file > save as > choose the location (one drive) and filename.  

     

    Thanks

  • RezaDorrani Profile Picture
    RezaDorrani 12,145 on at

    Hi @ts101 

    For SharePoint you can use the rest api 

    _layouts/15/getpreview.ashx?path=completefileurl&resolution=3

    to get a snapshot of a file (I beleive it picks up the first image) - check the documentation for this api

     

    for OneDrive graph api does have endpoints to get the thumbnails

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive/developer/rest-api/api/driveitem_list_thumbnails?view=odsp-graph-online

     

    Also, you could use the new UI flow (preview) to access onedrive and accordingly take snapshot of file

    UI flow Vlog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBT_-T9WXWE&list=PLTyFh-qDKAiGh4gKhQN1Bu9qHsWVlbdVd

     

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