Create PowerPoint document in Azure App Service on Windows

13 Jun 202410 minutes to read

Syncfusion PowerPoint is a .NET Core PowerPoint library used to create, read, edit and convert PowerPoint documents programmatically without Microsoft PowerPoint or interop dependencies. Using this library, you can create a PowerPoint document in Azure App Service on Windows.

Steps to create PowerPoint document in Azure App Service on Windows

Step 1: Create a new ASP.NET Core Web App (Model-View-Controller).

Step 2: Create a project name and select the location.

Step 3: Click Create button.

Step 4: Install the Syncfusion.Presentation.Net.Core NuGet package as a reference to your project from NuGet.org.

NOTE

Starting with v16.2.0.x, if you reference Syncfusion assemblies from trial setup or from the NuGet feed, you also have to add “Syncfusion.Licensing” assembly reference and include a license key in your projects. Please refer to this link to know about registering Syncfusion license key in your application to use our components.

Step 5: Add a new button in the Index.cshtml as shown below.

C#

@{
    Html.BeginForm("CreatePowerPoint", "Home", FormMethod.Get);
    {
        <div>
        <input type="submit" value="Create PowerPoint" style="width:150px;height:27px" />
        </div>
    }
    Html.EndForm();
}

Step 6: Include the following namespaces in HomeController.cs.

C#

using Syncfusion.Presentation;

Step 7: Include the below code snippet in HomeController.cs for create a PowerPoint document.

C#

private readonly IWebHostEnvironment _hostingEnvironment;
public HomeController(IWebHostEnvironment hostingEnvironment)
{
    _hostingEnvironment = hostingEnvironment;
}

public ActionResult CreatePowerPoint()
{
    //Create a new instance of PowerPoint Presentation file.
    using IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Create();

    //Add a new slide to file and apply background color.
    ISlide slide = pptxDoc.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.TitleOnly);
    //Specify the fill type and fill color for the slide background.
    slide.Background.Fill.FillType = FillType.Solid;
    slide.Background.Fill.SolidFill.Color = ColorObject.FromArgb(232, 241, 229);

    //Add title content to the slide by accessing the title placeholder of the TitleOnly layout-slide.
    IShape titleShape = slide.Shapes[0] as IShape;
    titleShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Company History").HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignmentType.Center;

    //Add description content to the slide by adding a new TextBox.
    IShape descriptionShape = slide.AddTextBox(53.22, 141.73, 874.19, 77.70);
    descriptionShape.TextBody.Text = "IMN Solutions PVT LTD is the software company, established in 1987, by George Milton. The company has been listed as the trusted partner for many high-profile organizations since 1988 and got awards for quality products from reputed organizations.";

    //Add bullet points to the slide.
    IShape bulletPointsShape = slide.AddTextBox(53.22, 270, 437.90, 116.32);
    //Add a paragraph for a bullet point.
    IParagraph firstPara = bulletPointsShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("The company acquired the MCY corporation for 20 billion dollars and became the top revenue maker for the year 2015.");
    //Format how the bullets should be displayed.
    firstPara.ListFormat.Type = ListType.Bulleted;
    firstPara.LeftIndent = 35;
    firstPara.FirstLineIndent = -35;
    // Add another paragraph for the next bullet point.
    IParagraph secondPara = bulletPointsShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("The company is participating in top open source projects in automation industry.");
    //Format how the bullets should be displayed.
    secondPara.ListFormat.Type = ListType.Bulleted;
    secondPara.LeftIndent = 35;
    secondPara.FirstLineIndent = -35;

    //Get a picture as stream.
    string imagePath = Path.Combine(_hostingEnvironment.WebRootPath, "Data/Image.jpg");
    using FileStream imageStream = new FileStream(imagePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
    //Add the picture to a slide by specifying its size and position.
    slide.Shapes.AddPicture(imageStream, 499.79, 238.59, 364.54, 192.16);

    //Add an auto-shape to the slide.
    IShape stampShape = slide.Shapes.AddShape(AutoShapeType.Explosion1, 48.93, 430.71, 104.13, 80.54);
    //Format the auto-shape color by setting the fill type and text.
    stampShape.Fill.FillType = FillType.None;
    stampShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("IMN").HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignmentType.Center;

    //Save the PowerPoint Presentation as stream.
    MemoryStream pptxStream = new();
    pptxDoc.Save(pptxStream);
    pptxStream.Position = 0;

    //Download Powerpoint document in the browser.
    return File(pptxStream, "application/powerpoint", "Result.pptx");
        }public ActionResult CreatePowerPoint()
        {
    //Create a new instance of PowerPoint Presentation file.
    using IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Create();

    //Add a new slide to file and apply background color.
    ISlide slide = pptxDoc.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.TitleOnly);
    //Specify the fill type and fill color for the slide background.
    slide.Background.Fill.FillType = FillType.Solid;
    slide.Background.Fill.SolidFill.Color = ColorObject.FromArgb(232, 241, 229);

    //Add title content to the slide by accessing the title placeholder of the TitleOnly layout-slide.
    IShape titleShape = slide.Shapes[0] as IShape;
    titleShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Company History").HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignmentType.Center;

    //Add description content to the slide by adding a new TextBox.
    IShape descriptionShape = slide.AddTextBox(53.22, 141.73, 874.19, 77.70);
    descriptionShape.TextBody.Text = "IMN Solutions PVT LTD is the software company, established in 1987, by George Milton. The company has been listed as the trusted partner for many high-profile organizations since 1988 and got awards for quality products from reputed organizations.";

    //Add bullet points to the slide.
    IShape bulletPointsShape = slide.AddTextBox(53.22, 270, 437.90, 116.32);
    //Add a paragraph for a bullet point.
    IParagraph firstPara = bulletPointsShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("The company acquired the MCY corporation for 20 billion dollars and became the top revenue maker for the year 2015.");
    //Format how the bullets should be displayed.
    firstPara.ListFormat.Type = ListType.Bulleted;
    firstPara.LeftIndent = 35;
    firstPara.FirstLineIndent = -35;
    // Add another paragraph for the next bullet point.
    IParagraph secondPara = bulletPointsShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("The company is participating in top open source projects in automation industry.");
    //Format how the bullets should be displayed.
    secondPara.ListFormat.Type = ListType.Bulleted;
    secondPara.LeftIndent = 35;
    secondPara.FirstLineIndent = -35;

    //Get a picture as stream.
    string imagePath = Path.Combine(_hostingEnvironment.WebRootPath, "Data/Image.jpg");
    using FileStream imageStream = new FileStream(imagePath, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
    //Add the picture to a slide by specifying its size and position.
    slide.Shapes.AddPicture(imageStream, 499.79, 238.59, 364.54, 192.16);

    //Add an auto-shape to the slide.
    IShape stampShape = slide.Shapes.AddShape(AutoShapeType.Explosion1, 48.93, 430.71, 104.13, 80.54);
    //Format the auto-shape color by setting the fill type and text.
    stampShape.Fill.FillType = FillType.None;
    stampShape.TextBody.AddParagraph("IMN").HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignmentType.Center;

    //Save the PowerPoint Presentation as stream.
    MemoryStream pptxStream = new();
    pptxDoc.Save(pptxStream);
    pptxStream.Position = 0;

    //Download Powerpoint document in the browser.
    return File(pptxStream, "application/powerpoint", "Result.pptx");
}

Steps to publish as Azure App Service on Windows

Step 1: Right-click the project and select Publish option.

Step 2: Click the Add a Publish Profile button.

Step 3: Select the publish target as Azure.

Step 4: Select the Specific target as Azure App Service (Windows).

Step 5: To create a new app service, click Create new option.

Step 6: Click the Create button to proceed with App Service creation.

Step 7: Click the Finish button to finalize the App Service creation.

Step 8: Click Close button.

Step 9: Click the Publish button.

Step 10: Now, Publish has been succeeded.

Step 11: Now, the published webpage will open in the browser.

Step 12: Click Create PowerPoint to create a PowerPoint document.You will get the output PowerPoint document as follows.

You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.

Click here to explore the rich set of Syncfusion PowerPoint Library (Presentation) features.

An online sample link to create a PowerPoint Presentation in ASP.NET Core.