Create Presentation Content

Use the MATLAB^® API for PowerPoint^® (PPT API) to create presentation content

Use the PPT API to create MATLAB programs to add content to PowerPoint presentations and to create complete PowerPoint presentations. You can create a program that works with the slide master and layouts in a PowerPoint presentation. To get started, see Create a Presentation Generator.

To share your completed presentation program with others who do not have MATLAB installed on their systems, see Create a Standalone Application from a Presentation Program.

Functions

`open`	Open presentation
`close`	Close presentation
`getMasterNames`	Get names of slide masters for presentation
`getLayoutNames`	Get names of layouts for presentation slide master
`getTableStyleNames`	Get table style names for presentation
`add`	Add slide to presentation
`replace`	Replace text, tables, or pictures in presentation
`mlreportgen.ppt.Presentation.createTemplate`	Create copy of PPT API default presentation template (Since R2021a)
`pptview`	Open Microsoft PowerPoint presentation or convert it to PDF

Classes

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Content and Content Placeholders

`mlreportgen.ppt.Presentation`	Create a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation container
`mlreportgen.ppt.Slide`	Presentation slide
`mlreportgen.ppt.Text`	Text to include in a presentation
`mlreportgen.ppt.TextBox`	Text box
`mlreportgen.ppt.Number`	Number to include as formatted text in document (Since R2024b)
`mlreportgen.ppt.ExternalLink`	Hyperlink to location outside of presentation
`mlreportgen.ppt.InternalLink`	Hyperlink to a slide in a presentation (Since R2021a)
`mlreportgen.ppt.Table`	Table in presentation
`mlreportgen.ppt.Picture`	Picture to include in presentation
`mlreportgen.ppt.ContentPlaceholder`	Placeholder for slide content
`mlreportgen.ppt.TextBoxPlaceholder`	Placeholder for slide title
`mlreportgen.ppt.TablePlaceholder`	Placeholder for slide table
`mlreportgen.ppt.PicturePlaceholder`	Placeholder for slide picture

Message Handling

`mlreportgen.ppt.MessageDispatcher`	PPT message dispatcher
`mlreportgen.ppt.MessageEventData`	Holds message triggering message event
`mlreportgen.ppt.MessageFilter`	Filter to control message dispatcher
`mlreportgen.ppt.ProgressMessage`	Progress message
`mlreportgen.ppt.DebugMessage`	Debugging message
`mlreportgen.ppt.ErrorMessage`	Error message
`mlreportgen.ppt.WarningMessage`	Warning message

Topics

Create a Presentation Generator
Create a MATLAB program to generate a PowerPoint presentation.
Create PPT Objects
The PPT API consists of a hierarchical set of data structures, known as objects, that represent a presentation and its contents.
Import the PPT API namespace
All PPT class names and constructor names have the prefix mlreportgen.ppt.
Get and Set PPT Object Properties
Most PPT objects have properties that describe the object.
Create a Presentation Object to Hold Content
Every PPT API program must create an mlreportgen.ppt.Presentation object to hold presentation content.
Generate a Presentation
To generate a PowerPoint presentation from your PPT API program, use the API to close the presentation.
Display Presentation Generation Messages
The PPT API can display messages when you generate a PowerPoint presentation.
Create a Standalone Application from a Presentation Program
Enable sharing of PPT API programs with users who do not have MATLAB installed.