Create PowerPoint document in Blazor

3 Oct 202420 minutes to read

Syncfusion Essential PowerPoint is a .NET Core PowerPoint library used to create, read, and edit PowerPoint documents programmatically without Microsoft PowerPoint or interop dependencies. Using this library, you can create a PowerPoint document in Blazor.

Prerequisites

Creating a Blazor project

  • Enable Visual Studio to use preview SDKs
  • Open Tools > Options in the menu bar.
  • Open the Projects and Solutions node. Open the .NET Core tab.
  • Check the box for Use previews of the .NET Core SDK and click OK.
  • Restart the Visual Studio 2019.

Server app

Step 1: Create a new C# Blazor Server app project. Select Blazor App from the template and click the Next button.

Create ASP.NET Core Web application in Visual Studio for Blazor PowerPoint document

Step 2: Now, the project configuration window will popup. Click Create button to create a new project with the required project name.

Create a project name for your new project

Step 3: Choose Blazor Server App and click Create button to create a new Blazor Server app for .NET Core 3.0.0-preview9.

Select .NET Core, ASP.NET Core 3.0 and Blazor server_side.

Step 4: To create a PowerPoint document in Server app, install Syncfusion.Presentation.Net.Core to the Blazor project.

Install .NET Core Nuget Package

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: Create a razor file with name as Presentation under Pages folder and include the following namespaces in the file.

@page "/Presentation"
@using System.IO;
@using ServerSideApplication;
@inject ServerSideApplication.Data.PresentationService service
@inject Microsoft.JSInterop.IJSRuntime JS

Step 6: Add the following code to create a new button.

<h2>Syncfusion Presentation library (Essential Presentation)</h2>
<p>Syncfusion Blazor Presentation library (Essential Presentation) used to create, read, edit, and convert Presentation files in your applications without Microsoft Office dependencies.</p>
<button class="btn btn-primary" @onclick="@CreatePowerPoint">Create PowerPoint</button>

Step 7: Add the following code in Presentation.razor file to create and download the Presentation document.

@code {
    MemoryStream documentStream;
    /// <summary>
    /// Create and download the Presentation document
    /// </summary>
    protected async void CreatePowerPoint()
    {
        documentStream = service.CreatePowerPoint();
        await JS.SaveAs("Sample.pptx", documentStream.ToArray());
    }
}

Step 8: Create a new cs file with name as PresentationService under Data folder and include the following namespaces in the file.

using Syncfusion.Presentation;
using System.IO;

Step 9: Create a new MemoryStream method with name as CreatePowerPoint and include the following code snippet to create a PowerPoint document in Blazor Server app.

public MemoryStream CreatePowerPoint()
{
    //Create a new instance of PowerPoint Presentation file           
    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  
    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;
    //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 stream = new MemoryStream();
    pptxDoc.Save(stream);
    //Close the PowerPoint Presentation as stream
    pptxDoc.Close();
    stream.Position = 0;
    //Download the PowerPoint document in the browser
    JS.SaveAs("Sample.pptx", stream.ToArray());
}

Step 10: Create a new class file in the project, with name as FileUtils and add the following code to invoke the JavaScript action to download the file in the browser.

public static class FileUtils
{
    public static ValueTask<object> SaveAs(this IJSRuntime js, string filename, byte[] data)
       => js.InvokeAsync<object>(
           "saveAsFile",
           filename,
           Convert.ToBase64String(data));
}

Step 11: Add the following JavaScript function in the _Host.cshtml in the Pages folder.

<script type="text/javascript">
    function saveAsFile(filename, bytesBase64) {
        if (navigator.msSaveBlob)
        {
            //Download document in Edge browser
            var data = window.atob(bytesBase64);
            var bytes = new Uint8Array(data.length);
            for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++)
            {
                bytes[i] = data.charCodeAt(i);
            }
            var blob = new Blob([bytes.buffer], { type: "application/octet-stream" });
            navigator.msSaveBlob(blob, filename);
        }
        else
        {
            var link = document.createElement('a');
            link.download = filename;
            link.href = "data:application/octet-stream;base64," + bytesBase64;
            document.body.appendChild(link); // Needed for Firefox
            link.click();
            document.body.removeChild(link);
        }
    }
</script>

You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.

By executing the program, you will get the PowerPoint document as follows.

Blazor Server output PowerPoint document

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

An online sample link to create a PowerPoint Presentation in Blazor.

WASM app

Step 1: Create a new C# Blazor WASM app project. Select Blazor App from the template and click the Next button.

Create ASP.NET Core Web application in Visual Studio for Blazor PowerPoint document

Step 2: Now, the project configuration window will popup. Click Create button to create a new project with the required project name.

Create a project name for your new project

Step 3: Choose Blazor WebAssembly App and click Create button to create a new Blazor WASM app for .NET Core 3.0.0-preview9.

Select .NET Core, ASP.NET Core 3.0 and Blazor server_side.

Step 4: To create a PowerPoint document in WASM app, install Syncfusion.Presentation.Net.Core to the Blazor project.

Install .NET Core Nuget Package

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: Create a razor file with name as Presentation under Pages folder and add the following namespaces in the file.

@page "/Presentation"
@using Syncfusion.Presentation
@using Syncfusion.OfficeChart
@using System.IO
@inject Microsoft.JSInterop.IJSRuntime JS

Step 6: Add the following code to create a new button.

<h2>Syncfusion Presentation library (Essential Presentation)</h2>
<p>Syncfusion Blazor Presentation library (Essential Presentation) used to create, read, edit, and convert Presentation files in your applications without Microsoft Office dependencies.</p>
<button class="btn btn-primary" @onclick="@CreatePowerPoint">Create PowerPoint</button>

Step 7: Create a new async method with name as CreatePowerPoint and include the following code snippet to create a PowerPoint document in Blazor WASM app.

@functions {
    async void CreatePowerPoint()
    {
        //Create a new instance of PowerPoint Presentation file           
        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  
        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;
        //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 stream = new MemoryStream();
        pptxDoc.Save(stream);
        //Close the PowerPoint Presentation as stream
        pptxDoc.Close();
        stream.Position = 0;
        //Download the PowerPoint document in the browser
        JS.SaveAs("Sample.pptx", stream.ToArray());
    }
}

Step 8: To download the PowerPoint document in browser, create a class file with FileUtils name and add the following code to invoke the JavaScript action to download the file in the browser.

public static class FileUtils
{
    public static ValueTask<object> SaveAs(this IJSRuntime js, string filename, byte[] data)
       => js.InvokeAsync<object>(
           "saveAsFile",
           filename,
           Convert.ToBase64String(data));
}

Step 9: Add the following JavaScript function in the _Host.cshtml in the Pages folder.

<script type="text/javascript">
    function saveAsFile(filename, bytesBase64) {
        if (navigator.msSaveBlob) {
            //Download document in Edge browser
            var data = window.atob(bytesBase64);
            var bytes = new Uint8Array(data.length);
            for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) {
                bytes[i] = data.charCodeAt(i);
            }
            var blob = new Blob([bytes.buffer], { type: "application/octet-stream" });
            navigator.msSaveBlob(blob, filename);
        }
        else {
            var link = document.createElement('a');
            link.download = filename;
            link.href = "data:application/octet-stream;base64," + bytesBase64;
            document.body.appendChild(link); // Needed for Firefox
            link.click();
            document.body.removeChild(link);
        }
    }
</script>

You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.

By executing the program, you will get the PowerPoint document as follows.

Blazor WASM output PowerPoint document

NOTE

Even though PowerPoint library works in WASM app, it is recommended to use server deployment. Since the WASM app deployment increases the application payload size. You can also explore our Blazor PowerPoint library demo that shows how to create and modify PowerPoint files from C# with just five lines of code.

Kindly explore the supported and unsupported features of PowerPoint library in Blazor.

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

An online sample link to create a PowerPoint Presentation in Blazor.