//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()

ConvertToImage(ImageFormat)

Converts the slide to image.

Declaration

Stream ConvertToImage(ImageFormat imageFormat)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ImageFormat	imageFormat	Specifies the image format to convert the slide.

Returns

Type	Description
System.IO.Stream	Returns a stream instance that represents the converted slide.

Examples

//Create a presentation.
IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Open("Input.pptx");
//Create instance for chart to image converter
presentation.ChartToImageConverter = new ChartToImageConverter();
//Set the scaling mode
presentation.ChartToImageConverter.ScalingMode = Syncfusion.OfficeChart.ScalingMode.Best;
//Retrieve the first slide from presentation
ISlide slide = presentation.Slides[0];
//Convert slide to image
Image image = Image.FromStream(slide.ConvertToImage(Syncfusion.Drawing.ImageFormat.Emf));            
//Save the presentation
presentation.Save("Sample.pptx");
//Close the presentation
presentation.Close();

'Create a presentation.
Dim presentation__1 As IPresentation = Presentation.Open("Input.pptx")
'Create instance for chart to image converter
presentation__1.ChartToImageConverter = New ChartToImageConverter()
'Set the scaling mode
presentation__1.ChartToImageConverter.ScalingMode = Syncfusion.OfficeChart.ScalingMode.Best
'Retrieve the first slide from presentation
Dim slide As ISlide = presentation__1.Slides(0)
'Convert slide to image
Dim image__2 As Image = Image.FromStream(slide.ConvertToImage(Syncfusion.Drawing.ImageFormat.Emf))
'Save the presentation
presentation__1.Save("Sample.pptx")
'Close the presentation
presentation__1.Close()

ConvertToImage(ImageType)

Converts the slide to image.

Declaration

Image ConvertToImage(ImageType imageType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ImageType	imageType	Specifies the image type to convert the slide.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Drawing.Image	Returns an image instance that represents the converted slide.

Examples

//Open a PowerPoint presentation
IPresentation presentation = Presentation.Open("Sample.pptx");
//Convert the slides to images
System.Drawing.Image[] images = presentation.RenderAsImages(Syncfusion.Drawing.ImageType.Bitmap);
//Close the PowerPoint presentation
presentation.Close();

'Open a PowerPoint presentation
Dim presentation__1 As IPresentation = Presentation.Open("Sample.pptx")
'Convert the slides to images
Dim images As Image() = presentation__1.RenderAsImages(Syncfusion.Drawing. ImageType.Bitmap)
'Close the PowerPoint 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()