How to create a PowerPoint presentation in ASP.NET MVC

Syncfusion Essential PowerPoint is a .NET PowerPoint library used to create, read, and edit PowerPoint documents. Using this library, you can start creating a PowerPoint document in ASP.NET MVC.

Steps to create a PowerPoint file programmatically:

1. Create a new ASP.NET MVC application project.
2. Select the MVC template to create the project.
3. Install the Syncfusion.Presentation.ASPNet.MVC5 NuGet package as reference to your .NET Framework application from NuGet.org.
4. A default controller with name HomeController.cs gets added on creation of ASP.NET MVC project. Include the following namespace in that HomeController.cs file.

C#:

using Syncfusion.Presentation;

VB:

Imports Syncfusion.Presentation

5. A default action method named Index will be present in HomeController.cs. Right click on this action method and select Go To View where you will be directed to its associated view page Index.cshtml.
6. Add a new button in the Index.cshtml as shown below.

   @{Html.BeginForm("CreateDocument", "Home", FormMethod.Get);
       {
           <div>
               <input type="submit" value="Create Document" style="width:150px;height:27px" />
           </div>
       }
       Html.EndForm();
   }
   

7. Add a new action method CreateDocument in HomeController.cs and include the below code snippet to create a PowerPoint file and download it.

C#:

//Creates a PowerPoint instance
IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Create();
 
//Adds a slide to the PowerPoint presentation
ISlide slide = pptxDoc.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank);
 
//Add a textbox to the slide
IShape shape = slide.AddTextBox(10, 10, 500, 100);
 
//Add a text to the textbox.
shape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Hello World!!!");
 
//Save the PowerPoint Presentation
pptxDoc.Save("Sample.pptx", FormatType.Pptx, HttpContext.ApplicationInstance.Response);
 
//Close the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Close();

VB:

'Creates a PowerPoint instance
Dim pptxDoc As IPresentation = Presentation.Create()
 
'Adds a slide to the PowerPoint presentation
Dim slide As ISlide = pptxDoc.Slides.Add(SlideLayoutType.Blank)
 
'Add a textbox to the slide.
Dim shape As IShape = slide.AddTextBox(10, 10, 500, 100)
 
'Add a text to the textbox.
shape.TextBody.AddParagraph("Hello World!!!")
 
'Save the PowerPoint Presentation
pptxDoc.Save("Sample.pptx", FormatType.Pptx, HttpContext.ApplicationInstance.Response)
 
'Close the PowerPoint presentation
pptxDoc.Close()

A complete working example of how to create a PowerPoint file in ASP.NET MVC can be downloaded from Create PowerPoint file.zip

By executing the program, you will get the PowerPoint file as follows.

Take a moment to peruse the documentation, where you will find other options like create and edit PowerPoint tables, create and edit PowerPoint charts, convert PowerPoint slides to images, and convert PowerPoint file to PDF with code examples.

Refer here to explore the rich set of Syncfusion Essential PowerPoint features.

An online sample link to generate PowerPoint file.

See Also:

Create a PowerPoint file in Windows Forms

Create a PowerPoint file in WPF

Create a PowerPoint file in Xamarin

Create a PowerPoint file in UWP

Create a PowerPoint file in ASP.Net Core

Create a PowerPoint file in Azure Function