Create, read and edit a PowerPoint file in ASP.NET

21 Jul 20266 minutes to read

You can create or edit a PowerPoint file in ASP.NET Web Forms with the .NET PowerPoint Library. The steps are as follows.

NOTE

This ASP.NET Web Forms platform is deprecated. You can use the same product from the ASP.NET Core platform. For more information on migrating the .NET PowerPoint Library from .NET Framework to .NET Core, refer here.

Create a PowerPoint file in ASP.NET

Step 1: Create a new C# ASP.NET Web application project.

Create ASP.NET Web project

Step 2: Select the Empty template to create the project.

Select Web Forms template

Step 3: Install the Syncfusion.Presentation.AspNet NuGet package as a reference to your .NET Framework applications from NuGet.org. The package is compatible with .NET Framework 4.0 and later.

Install Presentation Web Nuget

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 4: After installing the Syncfusion.Presentation.AspNet nuget package, the following assemblies were included in our project.

  • Syncfusion.Compression.Base
  • Syncfusion.Licensing
  • Syncfusion.OfficeChart.Base
  • Syncfusion.Presentation.Base

Step 5: The below code snippets demonstrate how to create a PowerPoint Presentation in ASP.NET platform.

using Syncfusion.Presentation;
using Syncfusion.Drawing;

The following code snippets demonstrate how to create a PowerPoint Presentation in ASP.NET Web Forms. Place this code in the code-behind of your Web Form (for example, in a button Click event handler or Page_Load), where the Response object is available.

Create Presentation instance:

//Create a new instance of PowerPoint Presentation file
IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Create();

Add a new slide

//Add a new slide to file and apply background color
ISlide slide = pptxDoc.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.TitleOnly);

Apply Background

//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:

//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:

//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:

//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;

Add an image:

Place the Image.jpg file in the project root (or App_Data) so it is available at runtime.

//Gets a picture as stream.
FileStream pictureStream = new FileStream("Image.jpg", FileMode.Open);
//Adds the picture to a slide by specifying its size and position.
slide.Shapes.AddPicture(pictureStream, 499.79, 238.59, 364.54, 192.16);

You can download the image used in the sample from here.

Add a shape:

//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 and close the presentation:

//Save the PowerPoint Presentation
pptxDoc.Save("Sample.pptx", FormatType.Pptx, Response);
//Close the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Close();

You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.

The output of the above code example will generate the following PowerPoint slide.

ASP.Net Web Output

Read and edit a PowerPoint file in ASP.NET

You can edit an existing PowerPoint file using this library. The below code snippet demonstrates accessing a shape from a slide and changing the text within it.

//Open an existing PowerPoint presentation
IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Open("Sample.pptx");
//Gets the first slide from the PowerPoint presentation
ISlide slide = pptxDoc.Slides[0];
//Gets the first shape of the slide
IShape shape = slide.Shapes[0] as IShape;
//Change the text of the shape
if(shape.TextBody.Text == "Company History")
    shape.TextBody.Text = "Company Profile";
//Save the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Save("Output.pptx", FormatType.Pptx, Response);
//Close the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Close();

You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.

Looking for the full .NET PowerPoint Library component overview, features, pricing, and documentation? Visit the .NET PowerPoint Library page.

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