Working with Sections in PowerPoint Library
9 Sep 202413 minutes to read
Sections helps to manage the slides of a PowerPoint presentation. If a presentation has many slides, you can organize the slides using sections to make the navigation easier.
Creating a section
Adding a new slide to a section
The following code example demonstrates how to add a blank slide to a section.
//Creates a PowerPoint presentation
IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Create();
//Adds a section to the PowerPoint presentation
ISection section = pptxDoc.Sections.Add();
//Sets a name to the created section
section.Name = "SectionDemo";
//Adds a slide to the created section
ISlide slide = section.AddSlide(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
//Adds a text box to the slide
slide.AddTextBox(10, 10, 100, 100).TextBody.AddParagraph("Slide in SectionDemo");
//Save the PowerPoint Presentation as stream
FileStream outputStream = new FileStream("Section.pptx", FileMode.Create);
pptxDoc.Save(outputStream);//Creates a PowerPoint presentation
IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Create();
//Adds a section to the PowerPoint presentation
ISection section = pptxDoc.Sections.Add();
//Sets a name to the created section
section.Name = "SectionDemo";
//Adds a slide to the created section
ISlide slide = section.AddSlide(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
//Adds a text box to the slide
slide.AddTextBox(10, 10, 100, 100).TextBody.AddParagraph("Slide in SectionDemo");
//Saves the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Save("Section.pptx");'Creates a PowerPoint presentation
Dim pptxDoc As IPresentation = Presentation.Create()
'Adds a section to the PowerPoint presentation
Dim section As ISection = pptxDoc.Sections.Add()
'Sets a name to the created section
section.Name = "SectionDemo"
'Adds a slide to the created section
Dim slide As ISlide = section.AddSlide(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
'Adds a text box to the slide
slide.AddTextBox(10, 10, 100, 100).TextBody.AddParagraph("Slide in SectionDemo")
'Saves the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Save("Section.PPTX")You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.
Adding an existing slide to a section
The following code example demonstrates how to add an existing slide to a section.
//Loads or open an PowerPoint Presentation
FileStream inputStream = new FileStream("PPTXWithSections.PPTX",FileMode.Open);
IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Open(inputStream);
//Creates a new section in the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Sections.Add();
//Moves the first slide to the created section
pptxDoc.Slides[0].MoveToSection(0);
//Save the PowerPoint Presentation as stream
FileStream outputStream = new FileStream("Section.pptx", FileMode.Create);
pptxDoc.Save(outputStream);//Loads a PowerPoint presentation
IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Open("PPTXWithoutSection.PPTX");
//Creates a new section in the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Sections.Add();
//Moves the first slide to the created section
pptxDoc.Slides[0].MoveToSection(0);
//Saves the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Save("Sections.PPTX");'Loads a PowerPoint presentation
Dim pptxDoc As IPresentation = Presentation.Open("PPTXWithoutSection.PPTX")
'Creates a new section in the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Sections.Add()
'Moves the first slide to the created section
pptxDoc.Slides(0).MoveToSection(0)
'Saves the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Save("Sections.PPTX")You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.
Inserting a section
The following code example demonstrates how to insert a section in a template PowerPoint presentation that contains sections
//Load a PowerPoint presentation.
IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Open("PPTXWithSections.PPTX");
//Create a new section to Insert.
ISection section = pptxDoc.Sections.Add();
//Name the created section.
section.Name = "InsertedSection";
//Insert the section at second position.
pptxDoc.Sections.Insert(1, section);
//Remove the unwanted created section.
pptxDoc.Sections.RemoveAt(pptxDoc.Sections.Count - 1);
//Save the PowerPoint Presentation as stream.
FileStream outputStream = new FileStream("Section.pptx", FileMode.Create);
pptxDoc.Save(outputStream);//Load a PowerPoint presentation.
IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Open("PPTXWithSections.PPTX");
//Create a new section to Insert.
ISection section = pptxDoc.Sections.Add();
//Name the created section.
section.Name = "InsertedSection";
//Insert the section at second position.
pptxDoc.Sections.Insert(1, section);
//Remove the unwanted created section.
pptxDoc.Sections.RemoveAt(pptxDoc.Sections.Count - 1);
//Save the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Save("Sections.PPTX");'Load a PowerPoint presentation.
Dim pptxDoc As IPresentation = Presentation.Open("PPTXWithSections.PPTX")
'Create a new section to Insert.
Dim section As ISection = pptxDoc.Sections.Add()
'Name the created section.
section.Name = "InsertedSection"
'Insert the section at second position.
pptxDoc.Sections.Insert(1, section)
'Remove the unwanted created section.
pptxDoc.Sections.RemoveAt(pptxDoc.Sections.Count - 1)
'Save the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Save("Sections.PPTX")You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.
Moving the sections within a PowerPoint presentation
You can move the sections within a PowerPoint presentation. The following code example demonstrates how to move a section to a specific position in the navigation pane.
//Loads or open an PowerPoint Presentation
FileStream inputStream = new FileStream("PPTXWithSections.PPTX",FileMode.Open);
IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Open(inputStream);
//Moves the second section to third position within the PowerPoint presentation.
pptxDoc.Sections[2].Move(3);
//Save the PowerPoint Presentation as stream
FileStream outputStream = new FileStream("Section.pptx", FileMode.Create);
pptxDoc.Save(outputStream);//Loads a PowerPoint presentation
IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Open("PPTXWithSections.PPTX");
//Moves the second section to third position within the PowerPoint presentation.
pptxDoc.Sections[2].Move(3);
//Saves the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Save("Sections.PPTX");'Loads a PowerPoint presentation
Dim pptxDoc As IPresentation = Presentation.Open("PPTXWithSections.PPTX")
'Moves the second section to third position within the PowerPoint presentation.
pptxDoc.Sections(2).Move(3)
'Saves the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Save("Sections.PPTX")You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.
Moving a slide within sections
The following code example demonstrates how to move a slide from one section to another.
//Loads or open an PowerPoint Presentation
FileStream inputStream = new FileStream("PPTXWithSections.PPTX",FileMode.Open);
IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Open(inputStream);
//Gets the first slide of second section in the PowerPoint presentation
ISlide slide = pptxDoc.Sections[1].Slides[0];
//Moves the slide to first section
slide.MoveToSection(0);
//Save the PowerPoint Presentation as stream
FileStream outputStream = new FileStream("Section.pptx", FileMode.Create);
pptxDoc.Save(outputStream);//Loads a PowerPoint presentation
IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Open("PPTXWithSections.PPTX");
//Gets the first slide of second section in the PowerPoint presentation
ISlide slide = pptxDoc.Sections[1].Slides[0];
//Moves the slide to first section
slide.MoveToSection(0);
//Saves the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Save("Sections.PPTX");'Loads a PowerPoint presentation
Dim pptxDoc As IPresentation = Presentation.Open("PPTXWithSections.PPTX")
'Gets the first slide of second section in the PowerPoint presentation
Dim slide As ISlide = pptxDoc.Sections(1).Slides(0)
'Moves the slide to first section
slide.MoveToSection(0)
'Saves the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Save("Sections.PPTX")You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.
Cloning and merging the slides in a section
The following code example demonstrates how to clone the slide collection of a section and add those slides to a destination presentation.
//Loads or open an PowerPoint Presentation
FileStream inputStream = new FileStream("PPTXWithSections.PPTX",FileMode.Open);
IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Open(inputStream);
//Clones the slides in 3rd section
ISlides slides = pptxDoc.Sections[2].Clone();
//Creates a destination PowerPoint presentation instance. Existing presentations can also be used here.
pptxDoc = Presentation.Create();
//Iterates the cloned slides and adds the slides to the destination presentation
foreach (ISlide slide in slides)
pptxDoc.Slides.Add(slide);
//Save the PowerPoint Presentation as stream
FileStream outputStream = new FileStream("Section.pptx", FileMode.Create);
pptxDoc.Save(outputStream);//Loads a PowerPoint presentation
IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Open("PPTXWithSections.PPTX");
//Clones the slides in 3rd section
ISlides slides = pptxDoc.Sections[2].Clone();
//Creates a destination PowerPoint presentation instance. Existing presentations can also be used here.
pptxDoc = Presentation.Create();
//Iterates the cloned slides and adds the slides to the destination presentation
foreach (ISlide slide in slides)
pptxDoc.Slides.Add(slide);
//Saves the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Save("Sections.PPTX");'Loads a PowerPoint presentation
Dim pptxDoc As IPresentation = Presentation.Open("PPTXWithSections.PPTX")
'Clones the slides in 3rd section
Dim slides As ISlides = pptxDoc.Sections(2).Clone()
'Creates a destination PowerPoint presentation instance. Existing presentations can also be used here.
pptxDoc = Presentation.Create()
'Iterates the cloned slides and adds the slides to the destination presentation
For Each slide As ISlide In slides
pptxDoc.Slides.Add(slide)
Next
'Save the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Save("Sections.PPTX")You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.
Removing a section
The following code example demonstrates how to create remove a particular section from the sections collection of a presentation.
//Loads or open an PowerPoint Presentation
FileStream inputStream = new FileStream("PPTXWithSections.PPTX",FileMode.Open);
IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Open(inputStream);
//Removes the second section from the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Sections.Remove(pptxDoc.Sections[1]);
//Save the PowerPoint Presentation as stream
FileStream outputStream = new FileStream("Section.pptx", FileMode.Create);
pptxDoc.Save(outputStream);//Loads a PowerPoint presentation
IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Open("PPTXWithSections.PPTX");
//Removes the second section from the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Sections.Remove(pptxDoc.Sections[1]);
//Saves the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Save("Sections.PPTX");'Loads a PowerPoint presentation
Dim pptxDoc As IPresentation = Presentation.Open("PPTXWithSections.PPTX")
'Removes the second section from the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Sections.Remove(pptxDoc.Sections(1))
'Saves the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Save("Sections.PPTX")You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.
Remove all sections
The following code example demonstrates how to remove section collection from an existing PowerPoint presentation.
//Loads or open an PowerPoint Presentation
FileStream inputStream = new FileStream("PPTXWithSections.PPTX",FileMode.Open);
IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Open(inputStream);
//Removes the sections
pptxDoc.Sections.Clear();
//Save the PowerPoint Presentation as stream
FileStream outputStream = new FileStream("Sections.pptx", FileMode.Create);
pptxDoc.Save(outputStream);//Loads a PowerPoint presentation
IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Open("PPTXWithSections.PPTX");
//Removes the sections
pptxDoc.Sections.Clear();
//Saves the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Save("Sections.PPTX");'Loads a PowerPoint presentation
Dim pptxDoc As IPresentation = Presentation.Open("PPTXWithSections.PPTX")
'Removes the sections
pptxDoc.Sections.Clear()
'Saves the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Save("Sections.PPTX")You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.