Parse PPT Files using C#
Extract text and inspect text formatting in PPT files with server-side .NET APIs.
Aspose.Slides for .NET
Overview
Parse PPT File Using C#
Use Aspose.Slides for .NET to extract text from PPT presentations. Install the package from NuGet or run the following command in the Package Manager Console.
Command
PM> Install-Package Aspose.Slides.NET
Parse PPT Files - C#
using var presentation = new Presentation("presentation.ppt");
var textFrames = SlideUtil.GetAllTextFrames(presentation, true);
foreach (var textFrame in textFrames)
{
foreach (var paragraph in textFrame.Paragraphs)
{
foreach (var portion in paragraph.Portions)
{
Console.WriteLine(portion.Text);
Console.WriteLine(portion.PortionFormat.FontHeight);
var latinFont = portion.PortionFormat.LatinFont;
if (latinFont is not null)
{
Console.WriteLine(latinFont.FontName);
}
}
}
}
How to Parse PPT Files in C#
Basic document parsing with the Aspose.Slides for .NET API requires just a few lines of code.
Load the PPT file with
Presentation.Retrieve text frames with
SlideUtil.GetAllTextFrames.Iterate through text frames, paragraphs, and portions.
Read
Text,FontHeight, andLatinFont.FontNameproperties as needed.
System Requirements
A supported .NET runtime and an Aspose.Slides for .NET package reference are required. You can use Visual Studio or another compatible C# development environment.
- .NET Framework, .NET, Mono, or Xamarin-compatible environment
- A C# development environment such as Visual Studio
- Aspose.Slides for .NET installed from NuGet
About Aspose.Slides for .NET API
Aspose.Slides for .NET reads, writes, edits, and converts PowerPoint and OpenDocument presentations. It can create presentations, work with slides and their elements, and save to formats such as PDF, XPS, HTML, TIFF, and ODP without requiring Microsoft PowerPoint or OpenOffice.Online PPT Parser
PPT What is PPT File Format?
A PPT file is a Microsoft PowerPoint 97-2003 presentation in the binary file format. It contains slides with text, bulleted lists, images, multimedia, and embedded OLE objects. Newer versions of PowerPoint use the Office Open XML-based PPTX format. Applications such as OpenOffice Impress and Apple Keynote can also create PPT files.
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