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{note:title=Prerequisites |icon=false}You will need PowerPointWriter installed in order to run the _Hello World_ sample.

* If you need to install PowerPointWriter, please see the instructions provided in your beta kit.{note}


h1. Downloads

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

* [PowerPointWriter_HelloWorldC#.zip|Tutorials^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
#* By default, SoftArtisans.OfficeWriter.PowerPointWriter.dll is unpacked to *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 [OW8: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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