How do I create/replicate some basic functionality of PPT using WPF

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Since I am new to WPF, need some help:
I want to create a WPF application to facilitate the feature like MS powerpoint, where I can have few slide layout(say like, Layout with header and subtitle, Header and Content) and select one of the layout and add content.
Once done adding content, I want the facility to save it as a ".ppt" file format and also to run a slideshow either while creating the file or even when I open already created ppt.

Note: I know that from WPF I can use the Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint or the Syncfusion to open the actual PPT application itself from the WPF app, but I don't want that. I need to create PPT like app.

What I have tried:

I tried using Wrap panel to have the textBoxes to which I can add some text. But If i want to save it, its just saves the text alone not with the layout.

Posted 21-Feb-19 3:07am

sai sruthi

Updated 26-Feb-19 3:15am

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Richard MacCutchan 21-Feb-19 9:21am

What is the problem with saving text? You can use a filestream or one of the many database systems that are supported in .NET.

sai sruthi 22-Feb-19 1:37am

The problem is not saving the text, I want to save the whole layout not just the text. hope you getting the point, say for example, In any Presentation App, where there will be slides with different layout,so when we save or open a .ppt file it opens with the slide layout not not just the text.

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See packages here: Best 20 NuGet powerpoint Packages - NuGet Must Haves Package[^]

This one looks promising, but it is for Winforms: Free Spire.Presentation for .NET - NuGet Must Haves Package[^]

This one supports WPF, but is not free: C# / VB.NET PowerPoint component - GemBox.Presentation[^]

Posted 21-Feb-19 3:26am

RickZeeland

Updated 21-Feb-19 3:32am

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sai sruthi 22-Feb-19 1:34am

Hi Rick, thanks for the quick reply, Spire.Presentation worked for WPF also but even though it is not opening the MS powerpoint, it opens the kingssoft Presentation which is installed in my system. But what I want is to create and run a slideshow within my WPF application with no dependency on any presentation app.

RickZeeland 22-Feb-19 3:53am

And what happens if you run it on a system without any presentation software installed ? according to the info on the Spire website there should not be any dependencies.

sai sruthi 25-Feb-19 1:48am

I haven't tried that way because I cannot uninstall the software that already exists in my laptop which i use for official work

RickZeeland 25-Feb-19 3:52am

Then my advice is to run it in a Virtual Machine :)

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sai sruthi · Accepted Answer · 2019-02-26T03:15:00

Finally I found the workaround for this requirement.. still i cannot save the layouts as ppt but I can save it as XAML file by serializing the layouts. So when I try to open/ reload the file..it opens exactly as i created with all the control element along with the values.
I just followed the query in WPF C# Save Controls created at runtime[^]

Which worked fine for me. but still I need to figure out how to run a slideshow.