//Create a new presentation.
IPresentation presDoc = Presentation.Create();
//Add a blank slide to the presentation.
ISlide slide = presDoc.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
//Add a text box to the slide
IShape shape = slide.Shapes.AddTextBox(100, 150, 300, 200);
//Add a paragraph to the textbody of the shape
shape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Hi Syncfusion Customers");
//Add a comment to the slide
IComment comment = slide.Comments.Add(0.35, 0.04, "Author1", "A1", "Essential Presentation is available from 13.1 versions of Essential Studio", DateTime.Now);
//Author2 add reply to a parent comment
slide.Comments.Add("Author2", "A2", "Does it support rendering of slides as images or PDF?", DateTime.Now, comment);             
//Get the collection of the comments
IComments comments = slide.Comments;
//Save the presentation to the file system.
presDoc.Save("Output.pptx");
//Close the presentation
presDoc.Close();

     
 Dim presDoc As IPresentation = Presentation.Create()
 ‘Add slide to the presentation
 Dim slide As ISlide = presDoc.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
 ‘Add table to the slide
 Dim table As ITable = slide.Shapes.AddTable(2, 2, 100, 120, 300, 200)
 'Add a text box to the slide
 Dim shape As IShape = slide.Shapes.AddTextBox(100, 150, 300, 200)
 'Add a paragraph to the text body of the shape
 shape.TextBody.AddParagraph()
 'Add a comment to the slide
 Dim comment As IComment = slide.Comments.Add(0.35, 0.04, "Author1", "A1", "Essential Presentation is available from 13.1 versions of Essential Studio", DateTime.Now);
 'Author2 add reply to a parent comment
 slide.Comments.Add("Author2", "A2", "Does it support rendering of slides as images or PDF?", DateTime.Now, comment);             
 'Get the collection of the comments
 Dim comments As IComments = slide.Comments;
 ‘Save the presentation
 presDoc.Save("Sample.pptx")
 ‘Close the presentation
 presDoc.Close()

LayoutSlide

Gets the layout slide instance of current slide.

Declaration

ILayoutSlide LayoutSlide { get; }

Property Value

Type
ILayoutSlide

NotesSlide

Gets the current notes slide instance. Returns null if no notes are present.

Declaration

INotesSlide NotesSlide { get; }

Property Value

Type
INotesSlide

Section

Returns the section instance of the slide. Read-only.

Declaration

ISection Section { get; }

Property Value

Type
ISection

SlideID

Gets the Unique ID for the current slide. Read-only. The Unique ID ranges from 256 to 2147483647.

Declaration

uint SlideID { get; }

Property Value

Type
System.UInt32

SlideNumber

Gets the number of the current slide. Read-only.

Declaration

int SlideNumber { get; }

Property Value

Type
System.Int32

Visible

Gets or sets the boolean value which indicates whether the slide is visible or not.

Declaration

bool Visible { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	`true` if this slide instance is visible; otherwise, `false`.

Examples

//Create a new presentation.
IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Create();
//Add a blank slide to the presentation.
ISlide slide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
//Hide the slide in presentation
slide.Visible = false;
//Save the presentation
presentation.Save("Sample.pptx");
//Close the presentation
presentation.Close();

'Create a new presentation.
Dim presentation__1 As IPresentation = Presentation.Create()
'Add a blank slide to the presentation.
Dim slide As ISlide = presentation__1.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
'Hide the slide in presentation
slide.Visible = False
'Save the presentation
presentation__1.Save("Sample.pptx")
'Close the presentation
presentation__1.Close()

Methods

AddNotesSlide()

Adds a new notes to the slide.

Declaration

INotesSlide AddNotesSlide()

Returns

Type	Description
INotesSlide	Returns the notes slide of INotesSlide instance.

AddTextBox(Double, Double, Double, Double)

Adds a text box to the slide.

Declaration

IShape AddTextBox(double left, double top, double width, double height)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Double	left	Represents the left position,in points. The Left value ranges from -169056 to 169056.
System.Double	top	Represents the top position,in points. The Top value ranges from -169056 to 169056.
System.Double	width	Represents the width,in points. The Width value ranges from 0 to 169056.
System.Double	height	Represents the height,in points. The Height value ranges from 0 to 169056.

Returns

Type	Description
IShape	Returns an IShape instance that represents the text box.

Examples

 //Create a new presentation.
 IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Create();
 //Add a new slide to the presentation.
 ISlide slide = presentation.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
 //Add a text box to the slide.
 IShape shape = slide.AddTextBox(10, 10, 300, 350);
 //Add a paragraph with text content to the shape.
 shape.TextBody.AddParagraph("This is a new text box");
 //Save the presentation.
 presentation.Save("Slide_TextBox.pptx");
 //Close the presentation.
 presentation.Close();

'Create a new presentation.
Dim presentation__1 As IPresentation = Presentation.Create()
'Add a new slide to the presentation.
Dim slide As ISlide = presentation__1.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
'Add a text box to the slide.
Dim shape As IShape = slide.AddTextBox(10, 10, 300, 350)
'Add a paragraph with text content to the shape.
shape.TextBody.AddParagraph("This is a new text box")
'Save the presentation.
presentation__1.Save("Slide_TextBox.pptx")
'Close the presentation.
presentation__1.Close()

Clone()

Creates an independent copy of ISlide instance.

Declaration

ISlide Clone()

Returns

Type	Description
ISlide	Returns the cloned slide instance.

Examples

//Open an existing presentation.
IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Open("Presentation.pptx");
//Retrieve the slide instance.
ISlide slide = presentation.Slides[0];
//Create a cloned copy of slide.
ISlide slideClone = slide.Clone();
//Add a new text box to the cloned slide.
IShape textboxShape = slideClone.AddTextBox(0, 0, 250, 250);
//Add a paragraph with text content to the shape.
textboxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Hello Presentation");
//Add the slide to the presentation.
presentation.Slides.Add(slideClone);
//Save the presentation to the file system.
presentation.Save("Output.pptx");
//Close the presentation
presentation.Close();

'Open an existing presentation.
Dim presentation__1 As IPresentation = Presentation.Open("Presentation.pptx")
'Retrieve the slide instance.
Dim slide As ISlide = presentation__1.Slides(0)
'Create a cloned copy of slide.
Dim slideClone As ISlide = slide.Clone()
'Add a new text box to the cloned slide.
Dim textboxShape As IShape = slideClone.AddTextBox(0, 0, 250, 250)
'Add a paragraph with text content to the shape.
textboxShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Hello Presentation")
'Add the slide to the presentation.
presentation__1.Slides.Add(slideClone)
'Save the presentation to the file system.
presentation__1.Save("Output.pptx")
'Close the presentation
presentation__1.Close()

MoveToSection(Int32)

Moves the slide to the start of the specified section index.

Declaration

void MoveToSection(int sectionIndex)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Int32	sectionIndex	Specifies the section index to be moved.

RemoveNotesSlide()

Removes the notes slide.

Declaration

void RemoveNotesSlide()

SaveAsImageAsync(Stream)

Converts the slide to image

Declaration

Task<bool> SaveAsImageAsync(Stream stream)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	stream

Returns

Type
System.Threading.Tasks.Task<System.Boolean>

Remarks

Use Windows Runtime Streams for UWP apps. For more information, kindly refer https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn531021(v=vs.110).aspx

SaveAsImageAsync(Stream, RenderingOptions)

Converts the slide to image

Declaration

Task<bool> SaveAsImageAsync(Stream stream, RenderingOptions renderingOptions)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	stream
RenderingOptions	renderingOptions

Returns

Type
System.Threading.Tasks.Task<System.Boolean>

Remarks

Use Windows Runtime Streams for UWP apps. For more information, kindly refer https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn531021(v=vs.110).aspx

SaveAsImageAsync(Stream, RenderingOptions, CancellationToken)

Converts the slide to image

Declaration

Task<bool> SaveAsImageAsync(Stream stream, RenderingOptions renderingOptions, CancellationToken cancellationToken)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	stream
RenderingOptions	renderingOptions
System.Threading.CancellationToken	cancellationToken	Specifies whether cancellation has been requested for this task.

Returns

Type
System.Threading.Tasks.Task<System.Boolean>

Remarks

Use Windows Runtime Streams for UWP apps. For more information, kindly refer https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn531021(v=vs.110).aspx

SaveAsImageAsync(Stream, CancellationToken)

Converts the slide to image

Declaration

Task<bool> SaveAsImageAsync(Stream stream, CancellationToken cancellationToken)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.IO.Stream	stream
System.Threading.CancellationToken	cancellationToken	Specifies whether cancellation has been requested for this task.

Returns

Type
System.Threading.Tasks.Task<System.Boolean>

Remarks

Use Windows Runtime Streams for UWP apps. For more information, kindly refer https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn531021(v=vs.110).aspx

SaveAsImageAsync(StorageFile)

Converts the slide to image

Declaration

Task<bool> SaveAsImageAsync(StorageFile storageFile)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Windows.Storage.StorageFile	storageFile

Returns

Type
System.Threading.Tasks.Task<System.Boolean>

SaveAsImageAsync(StorageFile, RenderingOptions)

Converts the slide to image

Declaration

Task<bool> SaveAsImageAsync(StorageFile storageFile, RenderingOptions renderingOptions)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Windows.Storage.StorageFile	storageFile
RenderingOptions	renderingOptions

Returns

Type
System.Threading.Tasks.Task<System.Boolean>

SaveAsImageAsync(StorageFile, RenderingOptions, CancellationToken)

Converts the slide to image

Declaration

Task<bool> SaveAsImageAsync(StorageFile storageFile, RenderingOptions renderingOptions, CancellationToken cancellationToken)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Windows.Storage.StorageFile	storageFile
RenderingOptions	renderingOptions
System.Threading.CancellationToken	cancellationToken	Specifies whether cancellation has been requested for this task.

Returns

Type
System.Threading.Tasks.Task<System.Boolean>

SaveAsImageAsync(StorageFile, CancellationToken)

Converts the slide to image

Declaration

Task<bool> SaveAsImageAsync(StorageFile storageFile, CancellationToken cancellationToken)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Windows.Storage.StorageFile	storageFile
System.Threading.CancellationToken	cancellationToken	Specifies whether cancellation has been requested for this task.

Returns

Type
System.Threading.Tasks.Task<System.Boolean>

Extension Methods

DateTimeExtension.ToDateTime(Object)