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In the downloadable PowerPointWriter_BasicTutorials.zip under ProjectProposal, there is a completed template file located in ProjectProposal/templates/part1_template.pptx. |
- Open Microsoft PowerPoint and start with a blank .pptx file. Save the file as part1_template.pptx.
- # (optional) Set the presentation theme by going to the Design tab and selecting one of the built-in themes.
- # A title slide should have been added to the presentation by default. If not, then insert a title slide now.
These will hold our data markers for the title, date and review status of the proposed product. - Populate the title textbox with the data marker
%%=Proposal.Name
. When the template is processed, this data marker will get the value from the 'Name' column in the 'Proposal' data source.
# - In the subtitle box, add
%%=Proposal.Date
. - # Insert a new textbox and place in near the bottom of the slide. This will hold the review status of the project. Type
%%=Proposal.ReviewStatus
into the box. Format with desired font size and formatting.
The final slide should look something like the one below.
!SlideOneFinal.png|border=1!
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- Insert a new content slide. This slide should consist of two text boxes: one for the title and a large one for the body of text.
- In the title text box, place the data marker %%=Proposal.Name. Note that this is the same as the data marker used on our first slide, and will be populated with the same data.
# - In the large text box add the following text to a list:
- Leader: %%=Proposal.Leader
- Start Date: %%=Proposal.Start
- Estimated time to completion: %%=Proposal.Estimate
- Description: %%= Proposal.Summary
These will contain additional data about our project. PowerPointWriter supports data markers embedded in text, so only one text box is needed for all of our data markers.
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- Include the SoftArtisans.OfficeWriter.PowerPointWriter namespace in the code behind
Code Block using SoftArtisans.OfficeWriter.PowerPointWriter;
- In the method that will actually create the presentation, instantiate the
PowerPointTemplate
object.Code Block PowerPointTemplate pptt = new PowerPointTemplate();
- Open the template file for the presentation.
Code Block pptt.Open(Page.MapPath("//templates//part1_template.pptx"));
- Create a DatabindingProperties object for binding data to the template.
Code Block DataBindingProperties dataProps = pptt.CreateDataBindingProperties();
- Create an array to hold the values that will appear in the presentation.
Code Block //The values to display //This presentation is for a project proposal for a surgery scheduling software object[] valuesArray = { "Surgery Schedule", "January 1, 2014", "Under Review", "Pamela Blythe", "January 1, 2015", "6 months", "Software to schedule surgeries that require multiple resources such as surgeons, assistants, nurses, pre-op and post-op space, surgery theater, long-term recovery rooms." };
- Create a second array that contains the column names. The column names values must match the data markers in the template.
Code Block //The column names are the same as the data markers string[] columnNamesArray = { "Name", "Date", "ReviewStatus", "Leader", "Start", "Estimate", "Summary" };
- Bind the data to the template. Make sure the data source name is the same as the name used in the template.
Code Block pptt.BindData(valuesArray, columnNamesArray, "Proposal", dataProps);
- Call process to import the data into the template and save the file.
Code Block pptt.Process(); //Stream the output in the response as an attachment pptt.Save(Page.Response, "Part1_Output.xlsx", false);
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