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Extract Images from PowerPoint Presentations in Python

Images are an effective way of communication that makes the content lively. This is the reason the images are widely adopted in web pages, documents, presentations, etc. MS PowerPoint presentations are usually built up with less text and more graphical objects and images. Therefore, when processing the presentations programmatically, you may need to extract images along with the text. To accomplish that, this article covers how to extract images from PPT or PPTX presentations in Python.
January 26, 2022 · 4 min · Usman Aziz

Convert Image to Excel with OCR in C#

Images contain visual information which may be needed in text format for processing data. In such situations, you can convert an image to Excel format programmatically in C#. For example, an image can contain numeric values which you might need to perform calculations. In accordance with that, this article covers how to convert an image to an Excel file.
January 26, 2022 · 2 min · Farhan Raza

Merge PowerPoint Presentations in Python

While working with PowerPoint automation in Python, you may need to merge the content of multiple presentations. This could be required when a presentation is created by multiple people in parts that need to be merged eventually. To automate this merging, this article shows how to merge PowerPoint PPT or PPTX programmatically in Python.
January 25, 2022 · 4 min · Usman Aziz

Apply 3D Effects in PowerPoint PPT using C#

3D effects in PowerPoint presentations make the content more attractive. Using 3D text or shapes, you can enhance the interactivity and catch the attention of the audience. While working on the automation of PowerPoint from within .NET applications, you may need to add 3D effects to the presentations. To accomplish that, this article covers how to apply the 3D effects in PowerPoint PPT in C#.
January 24, 2022 · 4 min · Usman Aziz

Convert XPS to JPG or PNG Image in Java

XPS files are used to save documents in the page description language. You may need to convert an XPS file to an image for previewing the contents or creating thumbnails. In accordance with such scenarios, this article covers how to convert XPS to JPG or PNG images using Java.
January 24, 2022 · 2 min · Farhan Raza

Convert PowerPoint PPT to Animated GIF in C#

PowePoint to GIF conversion is usually performed to avoid the necessity of MS PowerPoint for previewing the presentations. The animated GIF has the ability to contain all the PPT slides in a single file. Therefore, this article covers how to convert a PowerPoint PPT or PPTX presentation to an animated GIF in C#. Furthermore, you will learn how to customize frame size, the delay between slides, and frames per second programmatically.
January 24, 2022 · 3 min · Usman Aziz

Generate Barcodes using Python

Barcodes are parallel lines that visually represent data. Different kinds of 1D 2D barcodes use different encodings like Code128, Code39, EAN13, etc. This article walks you through the details of how to generate barcodes with a few API calls as well as the information about configuring the API.
January 23, 2022 · 3 min · Farhan Raza

Convert EPUB to XPS in Java

EPUB file is in Open eBook file format which is usually used to publish books. In particular use cases, you may need to convert an EPUB file to XPS file format. In this article, you will learn how to convert EPUB to XPS files programmatically in Java.
January 22, 2022 · 2 min · Farhan Raza

Add Digital Signature to PowerPoint PPT in Python

The digital signature is a well-known and commonly used way of protecting digital documents. It makes it easier to validate the authenticity of the content in a document. Thus, you can identify if someone attempted to tamper with the document. MS PowerPoint also allows you to sign the PPT or PPTX presentations with digital signatures. To automate this feature programmatically, this article covers how to add digital signatures to PowerPoint PPT files in Python.
January 21, 2022 · 3 min · Usman Aziz

Extract Text from PowerPoint PPT in Python

In various scenarios, the text is extracted from the documents for further processing such as in text analysis, classification, etc. Among other documents such as PDF and Word, PowerPoint files are also used in text extraction. Therefore, this article aims to show you how to extract text from PowerPoint files in Python. We will cover how to extract text from a specific slide or the whole presentation.
January 20, 2022 · 3 min · Usman Aziz