PowerPoint presentations are widely used for various purposes. When it comes to integrating these presentations into automated systems for analysis and processing, you need to convert these PPTX/PPT files into a machine-readable format. However, XML is one of those formats that is more structured and human-readable too. In this guide, we will explore how to develop a tool that converts PowerPoint to XML programmatically. Aspose.Slides for .NET enables you to convert PPTX to XML in C# by simply using a few class methods. The whole process is short and simple, so go through this blog post thoroughly.
PowerPoint SDK Installation
One of the ways to install this SDK is to download the files.
The other way is to open the Package Manager Console and run the following command:
Install-Package Aspose.Slides.NET
Alternatively, install via the NuGet package manager.
How to Convert PPTX to XML in C# - Code Snippet
This section will run through how to develop a PPT to XML converter using Aspose.Slides for .NET.
Steps:
- Create a new presentation by instantiating an instance of the Presentation class.
- Access the first slide.
- Call the AddAutoShape method to create a new auto shape with default formatting.
- Add a title and set the font size.
- Save presentation as XML file by calling the Save method.
To convert PPTX to XML in C#, please follow the source code given below:
The above code sample generates the following output:
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Conclusion
We have implemented how to convert PPTX to XML in C#. It makes it easy to integrate and process your business or educational presentations with AI-based systems. Moreover, your data becomes flexible and reusable by converting PowerPoint to XML. That’s it for this guide. You may go through the Developer’s guide, API reference, and GitHub Repo for a deeper dive.
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