Create and Format Tables Using Syncfusion .NET PowerPoint Library

The Syncfusion^® .NET PowerPoint Library enables you to create, edit, and format tables in PowerPoint slides. Rows and cells can be iterated easily.

Create and format PowerPoint tables using C#

Learn how to create edit and format tables in PowerPoint presentations programmatically using C# with the Syncfusion .NET PowerPoint library. This guide demonstrates adding tables with customizable rows and columns and applying formatting to organize data effectively.

Step 1: Create a new project

Start by creating a new C# Console Application project.

Step 2: Install the NuGet package

Add the Syncfusion.Presentation.Net.Core package to your project from NuGet.org.

Step 3: Add required namespaces to create and format PowerPoint tables

Add the following namespaces to your Program.cs file:

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using Syncfusion.Presentation;
using System;

Step 4: Create a PowerPoint presentation

Create a new presentation and add a blank slide.

Run

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//Create a new instance of PowerPoint Presentation file
using IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Create();
//Add slide to the Presentation
ISlide slide = pptxDoc.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank);

Step 5: Add a table

Add a table with two rows and two columns to the slide.

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//Add table to the slide
ITable table = slide.Shapes.AddTable(2, 2, 100, 120, 300, 200);

Step 6: Format table cells

Add content to each table cell and apply formatting like colors and margins.

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//Retrieve each cell and fills text content to the cell
ICell cell = table[0, 0];
//Set the column width for a cell; this sets the width for entire column
cell.ColumnWidth = 400;
//Set the margin for the cell
cell.TextBody.MarginBottom = 0;
cell.TextBody.MarginLeft = 58;
cell.TextBody.MarginRight = 29;
cell.TextBody.MarginTop = 65;
//Set the back color for the cell
cell.Fill.SolidFill.Color = ColorObject.Orange;
cell.TextBody.AddParagraph("First Row and First Column");

cell = table[0, 1];
//Set the margin for the cell
cell.TextBody.MarginLeft = 58;
cell.TextBody.MarginRight = 29;
cell.TextBody.MarginTop = 65;
//Set the back color for the cell
cell.Fill.SolidFill.Color = ColorObject.BlueViolet;
cell.TextBody.AddParagraph("First Row and Second Column");

cell = table[1, 0];
//Set the margin for the cell
cell.TextBody.MarginLeft = 58;
cell.TextBody.MarginRight = 29;
cell.TextBody.MarginTop = 65;
//Set the back color for the cell
cell.Fill.SolidFill.Color = ColorObject.SandyBrown;
cell.TextBody.AddParagraph("Second Row and First Column");

cell = table[1, 1];
//Set the margin for the cell
cell.TextBody.MarginLeft = 58;
cell.TextBody.MarginRight = 29;
cell.TextBody.MarginTop = 65;
//Set the back color for the cell
cell.Fill.SolidFill.Color = ColorObject.Silver;
cell.TextBody.AddParagraph("Second Row and Second Column");

Step 7: Save the PowerPoint presentation

Save the presentation with the formatted table to a file stream.

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FileStream outputStream = new(Path.GetFullPath(@"Output/Result.pptx"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite);
pptxDoc.Save(outputStream);
//Close stream and presentation
outputStream.Close();
pptxDoc.Close();