{note:title=Prerequisites |icon=false}You will need OfficeWriter 8.7 with PowerPointWriter installed in order to run the _Hello World_ sample.
* If you haven't purchased PowerPointWriter, you can download an evaluation version [here|http://www.officewriter.com/trial].
* If you need to install PowerPointWriter, please visit the [install page|OW9:Installation] for instructions.{note}


h1. Downloads

You can download the code for the _Hello World_ tutorial as a Visual Studio solution.  

* [^PowerPointWriter_HelloWorldC#.zip]

h1. PowerPointWriter Reference in Visual Studio

Create a .NET project and add a reference to the PowerPointWriter library.

# Open Visual Studio and create a .NET project.
#* The PowerPointWriter _Hello World_ sample code uses a web application.
# Add a reference to SoftArtisans.OfficeWriter.PowerPointWriter.dll
#* SoftArtisans.OfficeWriter.PowerPointWriter.dll is located under *Program Files > SoftArtisans > OfficeWriter > dotnet > bin*

You can download the Hello World sample code (see above) to see the finished product.

{info}Please check out [OW9:Adding OfficeWriter to your .NET Application] for more on getting started with OfficeWriter{info}

h1. Template Approach

{excerpt}This tutorial will walk you through writing a snippet of text to a PowerPoint presentation using PowerPointTemplate.{excerpt}

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[Using PowerPointTemplate|Hello World using PowerPointTemplate]
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