Update PowerPoint Presentation Content

Programmatically update content in an existing presentation

You can use the PPT API to programmatically add dynamic content to an existing PowerPoint^® presentation. To get started, see Update Presentation Content Programmatically.

Functions

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View Presentation

`pptview`	Open Microsoft PowerPoint presentation or convert it to PDF
`rptview`	Display report or presentation

Add Content

`add`	Add text box, table, or picture to slide
`add`	Add paragraphs to content placeholder
`add`	Add paragraph to text box
`add`	Add content to text box placeholder

Find Content

`find`	Search a presentation
`find`	Search slide for content

Replace Content

`replace`	Replace text, tables, or pictures in a slide
`replace`	Replace content placeholder or content
`replace`	Replace text box paragraphs
`replace`	Replace text box placeholder content
`replace`	Replace table placeholder with table
`replace`	Replace template table with another table
`replace`	Replace picture placeholder with picture
`replace`	Replace template picture with another picture

Find Names of Content

`getMasterNames`	Get names of slide masters for presentation
`getLayoutNames`	Get names of layouts for presentation slide master
`getTableStyleNames`	Get table style names for presentation

Classes

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Presentation, Slides, and Placeholders

`mlreportgen.ppt.Presentation`	Create a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation container
`mlreportgen.ppt.Slide`	Presentation slide
`mlreportgen.ppt.ContentPlaceholder`	Placeholder for slide content
`mlreportgen.ppt.TextBoxPlaceholder`	Placeholder for slide title
`mlreportgen.ppt.PicturePlaceholder`	Placeholder for slide picture
`mlreportgen.ppt.TablePlaceholder`	Placeholder for slide table

Content

`mlreportgen.ppt.TextBox`	Text box
`mlreportgen.ppt.Paragraph`	Formatted block of text (paragraph)
`mlreportgen.ppt.Text`	Text to include in a presentation
`mlreportgen.ppt.Picture`	Picture to include in presentation
`mlreportgen.ppt.Number`	Number to include as formatted text in document (Since R2024b)
`mlreportgen.ppt.TemplatePicture`	Picture from template presentation slide

Tables

`mlreportgen.ppt.Table`	Table in presentation
`mlreportgen.ppt.TemplateTable`	Table from template presentation slide
`mlreportgen.ppt.TableRow`	Table row
`mlreportgen.ppt.TableEntry`	Table entry
`mlreportgen.ppt.ColSpec`	Formatting for table column
`mlreportgen.ppt.ColWidth`	Table column width

Links

`mlreportgen.ppt.ExternalLink`	Hyperlink to location outside of presentation
`mlreportgen.ppt.InternalLink`	Hyperlink to a slide in a presentation (Since R2021a)

Topics

Presentation Formatting Approaches
Format a presentation by using style sheets, format objects, or format properties.
Update Presentation Content Programmatically
You can use the PPT API to update content programmatically in an existing PowerPoint presentation.
Create a Presentation Generator
Create a MATLAB^® program to generate a PowerPoint presentation.
Set Up a PowerPoint Presentation Template
A PowerPoint template specifies the fixed content and default layout and appearance of the slides in a presentation.
Add Slides
To add a slide to a presentation, use the PPT API to add slide based on a slide layout defined in the PowerPoint presentation template.
Add and Replace Presentation Content
To use the PPT API to add, or replace, content in a PowerPoint presentation:
Create and Format Text
You can create a Text object using an mlreportgen.ppt.Text constructor, specifying a character vector.
Create and Format Paragraphs
To create a Paragraph object, use the mlreportgen.ppt.Paragraph constructor.
Create and Format Tables
Create a table using an mlreportgen.ppt.Table object.
Create and Format Pictures
To create a picture for a presentation, use the mlreportgen.ppt.Picture constructor.
Create and Format Links
In a presentation, you can create an internal link, from one slide to another slide, or an external link to a location outside of the presentation.
Format Numbers in Presentation
Create a Presentation Programmatically
Use the MATLAB API for PowerPoint (PPT API) to generate a presentation.