How to Programmatically Create and Automate PowerPoint Presentations in C#

using IronPPT;

// Load an existing PowerPoint presentation
var presentation = new PresentationDocument("MyFirstPresentation.pptx");

// Add a new blank slide to the end of the presentation
presentation.AddSlide();

// Save the modified presentation
presentation.Save("PresentationWithTwoSlides.pptx");

Imports IronPPT

' Load an existing PowerPoint presentation
Private presentation = New PresentationDocument("MyFirstPresentation.pptx")

' Add a new blank slide to the end of the presentation
presentation.AddSlide()

' Save the modified presentation
presentation.Save("PresentationWithTwoSlides.pptx")

using IronPPT;
using IronPPT.Models;

// Loading an existing presentation file
var ppt = new PresentationDocument("output.pptx");

// Add an additional slide
ppt.AddSlide();

// Save the updated presentation
ppt.Save("output.pptx");

Imports IronPPT
Imports IronPPT.Models

' Loading an existing presentation file
Private ppt = New PresentationDocument("output.pptx")

' Add an additional slide
ppt.AddSlide()

' Save the updated presentation
ppt.Save("output.pptx")

using IronPPT;
using IronPPT.Enums;
using System.Drawing;

// Load the presentation with two slides
var presentation = new PresentationDocument("PresentationWithTwoSlides.pptx");

// --- Modify the First Slide ---
Slide firstSlide = presentation.Slides;

// Clear existing text if any
firstSlide.ClearText();

// Add a title to the first slide. By default, AddText creates a textbox.
// For more control, we can create a Shape and add text to it.
Shape titleShape = firstSlide.AddShape(ShapeType.Rectangle, new Rectangle(50, 50, 860, 100));
titleShape.Fill.SetSolid(new Color("#003B5C")); // A dark blue background
Paragraph titleParagraph = titleShape.AddParagraph("Welcome to IronPPT");
titleParagraph.DefaultTextStyle.SetFont("Arial", 44).SetColor(Color.White).SetBold(true);
titleParagraph.Style.SetAlignment(TextAlignmentTypeValues.Center);

// --- Modify the Second Slide ---
Slide secondSlide = presentation.Slides;
secondSlide.AddText("Key Features", new Rectangle(50, 30, 860, 70))
   .DefaultTextStyle.SetFont("Calibri", 36).SetBold(true);

// Create a shape to act as a textbox for our bulleted list
Shape listShape = secondSlide.AddShape(ShapeType.Rectangle, new Rectangle(70, 120, 800, 300));

// Add a bulleted list
listShape.AddParagraph("Create presentations programmatically").Style.SetBullet(BulletType.Numeric);
listShape.AddParagraph("Add text, images, and shapes").Style.SetBullet(BulletType.Numeric);
listShape.AddParagraph("Style content with fonts, colors, and alignment").Style.SetBullet(BulletType.Numeric);
listShape.AddParagraph("Generate data-driven reports from templates").Style.SetBullet(BulletType.Numeric);

// Style all paragraphs in the list shape
foreach (var para in listShape.Paragraphs)
{
    para.DefaultTextStyle.SetFont("Arial", 28);
    para.Style.SetIndentation(30); // Indent the list
}

// Save the final presentation
presentation.Save("PresentationWithRichContent.pptx");

Imports IronPPT
Imports IronPPT.Enums
Imports System.Drawing

' Load the presentation with two slides
Private presentation = New PresentationDocument("PresentationWithTwoSlides.pptx")

' --- Modify the First Slide ---
Private firstSlide As Slide = presentation.Slides

' Clear existing text if any
firstSlide.ClearText()

' Add a title to the first slide. By default, AddText creates a textbox.
' For more control, we can create a Shape and add text to it.
Dim titleShape As Shape = firstSlide.AddShape(ShapeType.Rectangle, New Rectangle(50, 50, 860, 100))
titleShape.Fill.SetSolid(New Color("#003B5C")) ' A dark blue background
Dim titleParagraph As Paragraph = titleShape.AddParagraph("Welcome to IronPPT")
titleParagraph.DefaultTextStyle.SetFont("Arial", 44).SetColor(Color.White).SetBold(True)
titleParagraph.Style.SetAlignment(TextAlignmentTypeValues.Center)

' --- Modify the Second Slide ---
Dim secondSlide As Slide = presentation.Slides
secondSlide.AddText("Key Features", New Rectangle(50, 30, 860, 70)).DefaultTextStyle.SetFont("Calibri", 36).SetBold(True)

' Create a shape to act as a textbox for our bulleted list
Dim listShape As Shape = secondSlide.AddShape(ShapeType.Rectangle, New Rectangle(70, 120, 800, 300))

' Add a bulleted list
listShape.AddParagraph("Create presentations programmatically").Style.SetBullet(BulletType.Numeric)
listShape.AddParagraph("Add text, images, and shapes").Style.SetBullet(BulletType.Numeric)
listShape.AddParagraph("Style content with fonts, colors, and alignment").Style.SetBullet(BulletType.Numeric)
listShape.AddParagraph("Generate data-driven reports from templates").Style.SetBullet(BulletType.Numeric)

' Style all paragraphs in the list shape
For Each para In listShape.Paragraphs
	para.DefaultTextStyle.SetFont("Arial", 28)
	para.Style.SetIndentation(30) ' Indent the list
Next para

' Save the final presentation
presentation.Save("PresentationWithRichContent.pptx")

using IronPPT;
using System.Drawing;

var presentation = new PresentationDocument("PresentationWithRichContent.pptx");
Slide firstSlide = presentation.Slides;

// Load an image from a file
Image logo = new Image("iron_logo.png");

// Add the image to the slide and set its properties
var addedImage = firstSlide.AddImage(logo);
addedImage.Position = new Point(750, 450);
addedImage.Width = 150;
addedImage.Height = 75;

presentation.Save("PresentationWithImage.pptx");

Imports IronPPT
Imports System.Drawing

Private presentation = New PresentationDocument("PresentationWithRichContent.pptx")
Private firstSlide As Slide = presentation.Slides

' Load an image from a file
Private logo As New Image("iron_logo.png")

' Add the image to the slide and set its properties
Private addedImage = firstSlide.AddImage(logo)
addedImage.Position = New Point(750, 450)
addedImage.Width = 150
addedImage.Height = 75

presentation.Save("PresentationWithImage.pptx")

using IronPPT;
using IronPPT.Enums;
using System.Drawing;

var presentation = new PresentationDocument("PresentationWithImage.pptx");
Slide secondSlide = presentation.Slides;

// Add a circle shape to the second slide
Shape circle = secondSlide.AddShape(ShapeType.Ellipse, new Rectangle(400, 250, 200, 200));
circle.Name = "DecorativeCircle";

// Customize the shape's appearance
circle.Fill.SetSolid(new Color("#E0F7FA")); // A light cyan color
circle.Outline.SetColor(new Color("#00796B")).SetWidth(3); // A teal outline

presentation.Save("PresentationWithShapes.pptx");

Imports IronPPT
Imports IronPPT.Enums
Imports System.Drawing

Private presentation = New PresentationDocument("PresentationWithImage.pptx")
Private secondSlide As Slide = presentation.Slides

' Add a circle shape to the second slide
Private circle As Shape = secondSlide.AddShape(ShapeType.Ellipse, New Rectangle(400, 250, 200, 200))
circle.Name = "DecorativeCircle"

' Customize the shape's appearance
circle.Fill.SetSolid(New Color("#E0F7FA")) ' A light cyan color
circle.Outline.SetColor(New Color("#00796B")).SetWidth(3) ' A teal outline

presentation.Save("PresentationWithShapes.pptx")

// --- Sample Data Model and Collection ---
public class Product
{
    public int ID { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public decimal Price { get; set; }
    public int StockLevel { get; set; }
}

var products = new List<Product>
{
    new Product { ID = 101, Name = "Quantum CPU", Price = 299.99m, StockLevel = 50 },
    new Product { ID = 205, Name = "Photon SSD", Price = 149.50m, StockLevel = 120 },
    new Product { ID = 310, Name = "Gravity GPU", Price = 799.00m, StockLevel = 25 }
};

// --- Table Generation ---
var presentation = new PresentationDocument();
var tableSlide = presentation.AddSlide();
tableSlide.AddText("Product Inventory Report", new Rectangle(50, 20, 860, 50))
   .DefaultTextStyle.SetFont("Arial", 32).SetBold(true);

// Add a table to the slide with 4 columns and (N+1) rows
Table productTable = tableSlide.AddTable(products.Count + 1, 4, new Rectangle(50, 100, 860, 300));

// --- Populate Header Row ---
productTable.Rows.Cells.TextBody.AddParagraph("Product ID");
productTable.Rows.Cells.TextBody.AddParagraph("Product Name");
productTable.Rows.Cells.TextBody.AddParagraph("Price");
productTable.Rows.Cells.TextBody.AddParagraph("Stock");

// Style the header row
foreach (var cell in productTable.Rows.Cells)
{
    cell.Fill.SetSolid(new Color("#4A5568")); // Dark Gray
    cell.TextBody.Paragraphs.DefaultTextStyle.SetColor(Color.White).SetBold(true);
    cell.TextBody.Paragraphs.Style.SetAlignment(TextAlignmentTypeValues.Center);
}

// --- Populate Data Rows ---
for (int i = 0; i < products.Count; i++)
{
    var product = products[i];
    productTable.Rows[i + 1].Cells.TextBody.AddParagraph(product.ID.ToString());
    productTable.Rows[i + 1].Cells.TextBody.AddParagraph(product.Name);
    productTable.Rows[i + 1].Cells.TextBody.AddParagraph(product.Price.ToString("C"));
    productTable.Rows[i + 1].Cells.TextBody.AddParagraph(product.StockLevel.ToString());
}

presentation.Save("ProductInventoryReport.pptx");

' --- Sample Data Model and Collection ---
Public Class Product
	Public Property ID() As Integer
	Public Property Name() As String
	Public Property Price() As Decimal
	Public Property StockLevel() As Integer
End Class

Private products = New List(Of Product) From {
	New Product With {
		.ID = 101,
		.Name = "Quantum CPU",
		.Price = 299.99D,
		.StockLevel = 50
	},
	New Product With {
		.ID = 205,
		.Name = "Photon SSD",
		.Price = 149.50D,
		.StockLevel = 120
	},
	New Product With {
		.ID = 310,
		.Name = "Gravity GPU",
		.Price = 799.00D,
		.StockLevel = 25
	}
}

' --- Table Generation ---
Private presentation = New PresentationDocument()
Private tableSlide = presentation.AddSlide()
tableSlide.AddText("Product Inventory Report", New Rectangle(50, 20, 860, 50)).DefaultTextStyle.SetFont("Arial", 32).SetBold(True)

' Add a table to the slide with 4 columns and (N+1) rows
Dim productTable As Table = tableSlide.AddTable(products.Count + 1, 4, New Rectangle(50, 100, 860, 300))

' --- Populate Header Row ---
productTable.Rows.Cells.TextBody.AddParagraph("Product ID")
productTable.Rows.Cells.TextBody.AddParagraph("Product Name")
productTable.Rows.Cells.TextBody.AddParagraph("Price")
productTable.Rows.Cells.TextBody.AddParagraph("Stock")

' Style the header row
For Each cell In productTable.Rows.Cells
	cell.Fill.SetSolid(New Color("#4A5568")) ' Dark Gray
	cell.TextBody.Paragraphs.DefaultTextStyle.SetColor(Color.White).SetBold(True)
	cell.TextBody.Paragraphs.Style.SetAlignment(TextAlignmentTypeValues.Center)
Next cell

' --- Populate Data Rows ---
For i As Integer = 0 To products.Count - 1
	Dim product = products(i)
	productTable.Rows(i + 1).Cells.TextBody.AddParagraph(product.ID.ToString())
	productTable.Rows(i + 1).Cells.TextBody.AddParagraph(product.Name)
	productTable.Rows(i + 1).Cells.TextBody.AddParagraph(product.Price.ToString("C"))
	productTable.Rows(i + 1).Cells.TextBody.AddParagraph(product.StockLevel.ToString())
Next i

presentation.Save("ProductInventoryReport.pptx")

using IronPPT.Charts;
using IronPPT.Enums;

// --- Chart Generation ---
var presentation = new PresentationDocument();
var chartSlide = presentation.AddSlide();
chartSlide.AddText("Product Stock Levels", new Rectangle(50, 20, 860, 50))
   .DefaultTextStyle.SetFont("Arial", 32).SetBold(true);

// Add a bar chart to the slide
Chart stockChart = chartSlide.AddChart(ChartType.Bar, new Rectangle(100, 100, 750, 450));
stockChart.Title.Text = "Current Inventory";

// Get the chart data object to populate it
ChartData chartData = stockChart.ChartData;
chartData.Categories.Clear(); // Clear default categories
chartData.Series.Clear();     // Clear default series

// Add a series for our stock data
var series = chartData.Series.Add("Stock Level");

// Populate categories (product names) and data points (stock levels)
foreach (var product in products)
{
    chartData.Categories.Add(product.Name);
    series.DataPoints.Add(product.StockLevel);
}

presentation.Save("ProductStockChart.pptx");

Imports IronPPT.Charts
Imports IronPPT.Enums

' --- Chart Generation ---
Private presentation = New PresentationDocument()
Private chartSlide = presentation.AddSlide()
chartSlide.AddText("Product Stock Levels", New Rectangle(50, 20, 860, 50)).DefaultTextStyle.SetFont("Arial", 32).SetBold(True)

' Add a bar chart to the slide
Dim stockChart As Chart = chartSlide.AddChart(ChartType.Bar, New Rectangle(100, 100, 750, 450))
stockChart.Title.Text = "Current Inventory"

' Get the chart data object to populate it
Dim chartData As ChartData = stockChart.ChartData
chartData.Categories.Clear() ' Clear default categories
chartData.Series.Clear() ' Clear default series

' Add a series for our stock data
Dim series = chartData.Series.Add("Stock Level")

' Populate categories (product names) and data points (stock levels)
For Each product In products
	chartData.Categories.Add(product.Name)
	series.DataPoints.Add(product.StockLevel)
Next product

presentation.Save("ProductStockChart.pptx")

try
{
    // All presentation creation logic here...
    var presentation = new PresentationDocument();
    presentation.AddSlide().AddText("Final Report");

    // Attempt to save the presentation
    presentation.Save("C:\\ProtectedFolder\\FinalReport.pptx");
}
catch (System.IO.IOException ex)
{
    // Log the specific I/O error
    Console.WriteLine($"Error saving file: {ex.Message}");
    // Potentially try saving to a fallback location
}
catch (System.UnauthorizedAccessException ex)
{
    // Log the permission error
    Console.WriteLine($"Permission denied. Cannot save file. {ex.Message}");
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    // Catch any other unexpected errors
    Console.WriteLine($"An unexpected error occurred: {ex.Message}");
}

Try
	' All presentation creation logic here...
	Dim presentation = New PresentationDocument()
	presentation.AddSlide().AddText("Final Report")

	' Attempt to save the presentation
	presentation.Save("C:\ProtectedFolder\FinalReport.pptx")
Catch ex As System.IO.IOException
	' Log the specific I/O error
	Console.WriteLine($"Error saving file: {ex.Message}")
	' Potentially try saving to a fallback location
Catch ex As System.UnauthorizedAccessException
	' Log the permission error
	Console.WriteLine($"Permission denied. Cannot save file. {ex.Message}")
Catch ex As Exception
	' Catch any other unexpected errors
	Console.WriteLine($"An unexpected error occurred: {ex.Message}")
End Try