{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} {div5:class=button-style} [Using PowerPointTemplate|Hello World using PowerPointTemplate] {div5} |