diff --git a/OfficeToPDF/PowerpointConverter.cs b/OfficeToPDF/PowerpointConverter.cs
index 1f78981..287de9d 100644
--- a/OfficeToPDF/PowerpointConverter.cs
+++ b/OfficeToPDF/PowerpointConverter.cs
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ class PowerpointConverter : Converter
                             return (int)ExitCode.ApplicationError;
                         }
                     }
+                    Boolean includeProps = !(Boolean)options["excludeprops"];
+                    Boolean includeTags = !(Boolean)options["excludetags"];
+                    PpPrintOutputType printType = PpPrintOutputType.ppPrintOutputSlides;
                     MSCore.MsoTriState nowrite = (Boolean)options["readonly"] ? MSCore.MsoTriState.msoTrue : MSCore.MsoTriState.msoFalse;
                     bool pdfa = (Boolean)options["pdfa"] ? true : false;
                     if ((Boolean)options["hidden"])
@@ -107,8 +110,12 @@ class PowerpointConverter : Converter
                     {
                         quality = PpFixedFormatIntent.ppFixedFormatIntentScreen;
                     }
-                    Boolean includeProps = !(Boolean)options["excludeprops"];
-                    Boolean includeTags = !(Boolean)options["excludetags"];
+                    if (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace((String)options["powerpoint_output"]))
+                    {
+                        bool printIsValid = false;
+                        printType = PowerpointConverter.getOutputType((String)options["powerpoint_output"], ref printIsValid);
+                    }
+                    
                     app.FeatureInstall = MSCore.MsoFeatureInstall.msoFeatureInstallNone;
                     app.DisplayDocumentInformationPanel = false;
                     app.DisplayAlerts = PpAlertLevel.ppAlertsNone;
@@ -140,7 +147,7 @@ class PowerpointConverter : Converter
                         activePresentation.Slides.InsertFromFile(inputFile, 0);
                     }
                     Converter.releaseCOMObject(fonts);
-                    activePresentation.ExportAsFixedFormat(outputFile, PpFixedFormatType.ppFixedFormatTypePDF, quality, MSCore.MsoTriState.msoFalse, PpPrintHandoutOrder.ppPrintHandoutVerticalFirst, PpPrintOutputType.ppPrintOutputSlides, MSCore.MsoTriState.msoFalse, null, PpPrintRangeType.ppPrintAll, "", includeProps, true, includeTags, true, pdfa, Type.Missing);
+                    activePresentation.ExportAsFixedFormat(outputFile, PpFixedFormatType.ppFixedFormatTypePDF, quality, MSCore.MsoTriState.msoFalse, PpPrintHandoutOrder.ppPrintHandoutVerticalFirst, printType, MSCore.MsoTriState.msoFalse, null, PpPrintRangeType.ppPrintAll, "", includeProps, true, includeTags, true, pdfa, Type.Missing);
 
                     // Determine if we need to make bookmarks
                     if ((bool)options["bookmarks"])
@@ -279,5 +286,48 @@ private static void loadBookmarks(Presentation activePresentation, ref List<PDFB
             }
             Converter.releaseCOMObject(slides);
         }
+
+        
+        // Return the PpPrintOutputType for a given option string
+        public static PpPrintOutputType getOutputType(string printType, ref bool valid)
+        {
+            valid = true;
+            switch (printType)
+            {
+                case "handout":
+                case "handouts":
+                case "handout1":
+                    return PpPrintOutputType.ppPrintOutputOneSlideHandouts;
+                case "handout2":
+                case "handouts2":
+                    return PpPrintOutputType.ppPrintOutputTwoSlideHandouts;
+                case "handout3":
+                case "handouts3":
+                    return PpPrintOutputType.ppPrintOutputThreeSlideHandouts;
+                case "handout4":
+                case "handouts4":
+                    return PpPrintOutputType.ppPrintOutputFourSlideHandouts;
+                case "handout6":
+                case "handouts6":
+                    return PpPrintOutputType.ppPrintOutputSixSlideHandouts;
+                case "handout9":
+                case "handouts9":
+                    return PpPrintOutputType.ppPrintOutputNineSlideHandouts;
+                case "notes":
+                    return PpPrintOutputType.ppPrintOutputNotesPages;
+                case "slides":
+                    return PpPrintOutputType.ppPrintOutputSlides;
+                case "outline":
+                    return PpPrintOutputType.ppPrintOutputOutline;
+                case "build_slides":
+                case "buildslides":
+                case "build-slides":
+                    return PpPrintOutputType.ppPrintOutputBuildSlides;
+                default:
+                    valid = false;
+                    break;
+            }
+            return PpPrintOutputType.ppPrintOutputSlides;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/OfficeToPDF/Program.cs b/OfficeToPDF/Program.cs
index 2b9c854..cfbbcab 100644
--- a/OfficeToPDF/Program.cs
+++ b/OfficeToPDF/Program.cs
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ static void Main(string[] args)
             options["word_no_repair"] = false;
             options["original_filename"] = "";
             options["original_basename"] = "";
+            options["powerpoint_output"] = "";
             options["pdf_page_mode"] = null;
             options["pdf_layout"] = null;
             options["pdf_merge"] = (int) MergeMode.None;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ static void Main(string[] args)
                 { "excel_delay", "Excel delay milliseconds" }
             };
 
-            Regex switches = new Regex(@"^/(version|hidden|markup|readonly|bookmarks|merge|noquit|print|screen|pdfa|template|writepassword|password|help|verbose|exclude(props|tags)|excel_(delay|max_rows|show_formulas|show_headings|auto_macros|template_macros|active_sheet|worksheet|no_recalculate|no_link_update)|word_(header_dist|footer_dist|ref_fonts|no_field_update|field_quick_update(_safe)?|max_pages|keep_history|no_repair)|pdf_(page_mode|append|prepend|layout|clean_meta|owner_pass|user_pass|restrict_(annotation|extraction|assembly|forms|modify|print|accessibility_extraction|full_quality))|working_dir|\?)$", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
+            Regex switches = new Regex(@"^/(version|hidden|markup|readonly|bookmarks|merge|noquit|print|screen|pdfa|template|writepassword|password|help|verbose|exclude(props|tags)|excel_(delay|max_rows|show_formulas|show_headings|auto_macros|template_macros|active_sheet|worksheet|no_recalculate|no_link_update)|powerpoint_(output)|word_(header_dist|footer_dist|ref_fonts|no_field_update|field_quick_update(_safe)?|max_pages|keep_history|no_repair)|pdf_(page_mode|append|prepend|layout|clean_meta|owner_pass|user_pass|restrict_(annotation|extraction|assembly|forms|modify|print|accessibility_extraction|full_quality))|working_dir|\?)$", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);
             for (int argIdx = 0; argIdx < args.Length; argIdx++)
             {
                 string item = args[argIdx];
@@ -274,6 +275,21 @@ static void Main(string[] args)
                                     argIdx++;
                                 }
                                 break;
+                            case "powerpoint_output":
+                                // Only accept the next option if there are enough options
+                                if (argIdx + 2 < args.Length)
+                                {
+                                    bool validOutputType = false;
+                                    PowerpointConverter.getOutputType(args[argIdx + 1], ref validOutputType);
+                                    if (!validOutputType)
+                                    {
+                                        Console.WriteLine("Invalid PowerPoint output type");
+                                        Environment.Exit((int)(ExitCode.Failed | ExitCode.InvalidArguments));
+                                    }
+                                    options["powerpoint_output"] = args[argIdx + 1];
+                                    argIdx++;
+                                }
+                                break;
                             case "working_dir":
                                 // Allow for a local working directory where files are manipulated
                                 if (argIdx + 2 < args.Length)
@@ -1011,6 +1027,9 @@ the file. Applies when converting with Excel.
   /excel_no_recalculate     - Skip automatic re-calculation of formulas in the workbook.
   /excel_template_macros    - Run Auto_Open macros in the /template document before conversion by Excel
   /excel_worksheet <num>    - Only convert worksheet <num> in the workbook. First sheet is 1
+  /powerpoint_output <type> - Controls what is generated by output. Possible values are slides, notes,
+                              outline, build_slides, handouts and multi-page handouts using handout2,
+                              handout3, handout4, handout6 and handout9. The default is slides.   
   /word_header_dist <pts>   - The distance (in points) from the header to the top of
                               the page.
   /word_footer_dist <pts>   - The distance (in points) from the footer to the bottom
diff --git a/OfficeToPDF/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/OfficeToPDF/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 76627f8..d42e1d8 100644
--- a/OfficeToPDF/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/OfficeToPDF/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers 
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.8.13.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.8.13.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.8.14.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.8.14.0")]
diff --git a/OfficeToPDF/README.txt b/OfficeToPDF/README.txt
index 9b20108..79fc083 100644
--- a/OfficeToPDF/README.txt
+++ b/OfficeToPDF/README.txt
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ The following optional switches can be used:
   /excel_no_recalculate      - skip automatic re-calculation of formulas in the workbook
   /excel_template_macros     - run Auto_Open macros in the /template document before conversion by Excel
   /excel_worksheet <num>     - only convert worksheet <num> in the workbook. First sheet is 1
+  /powerpoint_output <type>  - controls what is generated by output. Possible values are slides, notes,
+                               outline, build_slides, handouts and multi-page handouts using handout2,
+                               handout3, handout4, handout6 and handout9. The default is slides
   /word_header_dist <pts>    - the distance (in points) from the header to the top of
                                the page
   /word_footer_dist <pts>    - the distance (in points) from the footer to the bottom