Insert slide number

The following example shows you how to insert slide number field.

C# example

using System;
using Independentsoft.Office;
using Independentsoft.Office.Presentation;
using Independentsoft.Office.Presentation.Drawing;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Presentation presentation = new Presentation();

            GroupShape shapeTree = new GroupShape();
            shapeTree.ID = "1";
            shapeTree.Name = "ShapeTree";
            shapeTree.ShapeProperties.TransformGroup2D = new Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.TransformGroup2D();

            Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.TextRun run1 = new Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.TextRun("Slide number: ");

            Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.TextField slideNumField = new Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.TextField();
            slideNumField.ID = "{3C8562DF-CFE0-4F15-B0BF-9CA7BAB9E0C0}";
            slideNumField.Type = "slidenum";

            Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.TextParagraph paragraph1 = new Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.TextParagraph();
            paragraph1 = new Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.TextParagraph();
            paragraph1.Alignment = Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.TextAlignmentType.Center;
            paragraph1.Content.Add(run1);
            paragraph1.Content.Add(slideNumField);

            ShapeTextBody textBody = new ShapeTextBody();
            textBody.Paragraphs.Add(paragraph1);

            Placeholder slideNumber = new Placeholder(PlaceholderType.SlideNumber);
            slideNumber.Size = PlaceholderSize.Quarter;

            Shape shape1 = new Shape();
            shape1.ID = "2";
            shape1.Name = "Title 1";
            shape1.Locking = new Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.ShapeLocking();
            shape1.Locking.DisallowGrouping = true;
            shape1.Placeholder = new Placeholder(PlaceholderType.CenteredTitle);
            shape1.TextBody = textBody;

            Unit offsetX = new Unit(2, UnitType.Inch);
            Unit offsetY = new Unit(1, UnitType.Inch);

            Unit width = new Unit(6, UnitType.Inch);
            Unit height = new Unit(2, UnitType.Inch);

            shape1.ShapeProperties.Transform2D = new Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.Transform2D();
            shape1.ShapeProperties.Transform2D.Offset = new Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.Offset(offsetX, offsetY);
            shape1.ShapeProperties.Transform2D.Extents = new Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.Extents(width, height);
            shape1.ShapeProperties.PresetGeometry = new Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.PresetGeometry(Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.ShapeType.Rectangle);

            shapeTree.Elements.Add(shape1);

            CommonSlideData commonSlideData = new CommonSlideData();
            commonSlideData.ShapeTree = shapeTree;

            SlideLayout layout1 = new SlideLayout();
            layout1.CommonSlideData = GetLayoutCommonSlideData();

            Slide slide1 = new Slide();
            slide1.CommonSlideData = commonSlideData;
            slide1.Layout = layout1;

            SlideMaster master1 = new SlideMaster();
            master1.CommonSlideData = GetLayoutCommonSlideData();
            master1.Layouts.Add(layout1);

            master1.TextStyles = new SlideMasterTextStyles();
            master1.TextStyles.TitleStyle = new SlideMasterTitleTextStyle();
            master1.TextStyles.TitleStyle.ListLevel1TextStyle.DefaultTextRunProperties.FontSize = 44;

            presentation.Slides.Add(slide1);
            presentation.SlideMasters.Add(master1);

            presentation.SlideSize = new SlideSize(9144000, 6858000, SlideSizeType.Screen4x3);
            presentation.NotesSlideSize = new NotesSlideSize(6858000, 9144000);

            presentation.Save("c:\\test\\output.pptx", true);
        }

        static CommonSlideData GetLayoutCommonSlideData()
        {
            GroupShape shapeTree = new GroupShape();
            shapeTree.ID = "1";
            shapeTree.Name = "layout";

            shapeTree.ShapeProperties.TransformGroup2D = new Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.TransformGroup2D();

            CommonSlideData commonSlideData = new CommonSlideData();
            commonSlideData.ShapeTree = shapeTree;

            return commonSlideData;
        }
    }
}

VB example

Imports System
Imports Independentsoft.Office
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Presentation
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Presentation.Drawing

Module Module1
    Sub Main(ByVal args As String())

        Dim presentation As New Presentation()

        Dim shapeTree As New GroupShape()
        shapeTree.ID = "1"
        shapeTree.Name = "ShapeTree"
        shapeTree.ShapeProperties.TransformGroup2D = New Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.TransformGroup2D()


        Dim run1 As New Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.TextRun("Slide number: ")

        Dim slideNumField As New Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.TextField()
        slideNumField.ID = "{3C8562DF-CFE0-4F15-B0BF-9CA7BAB9E0C0}"
        slideNumField.Type = "slidenum"

        Dim paragraph1 As New Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.TextParagraph()
        paragraph1 = New Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.TextParagraph()
        paragraph1.Alignment = Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.TextAlignmentType.Center
        paragraph1.Content.Add(run1)
        paragraph1.Content.Add(slideNumField)

        Dim textBody As New ShapeTextBody()
        textBody.Paragraphs.Add(paragraph1)

        Dim slideNumber As New Placeholder(PlaceholderType.SlideNumber)
        slideNumber.Size = PlaceholderSize.Quarter

        Dim shape1 As New Shape()
        shape1.ID = "2"
        shape1.Name = "Title 1"
        shape1.Locking = New Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.ShapeLocking()
        shape1.Locking.DisallowGrouping = True
        shape1.Placeholder = New Placeholder(PlaceholderType.CenteredTitle)
        shape1.TextBody = textBody

        Dim offsetX As New Unit(2, UnitType.Inch)
        Dim offsetY As New Unit(1, UnitType.Inch)

        Dim width As New Unit(6, UnitType.Inch)
        Dim height As New Unit(2, UnitType.Inch)

        shape1.ShapeProperties.Transform2D = New Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.Transform2D()
        shape1.ShapeProperties.Transform2D.Offset = New Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.Offset(offsetX, offsetY)
        shape1.ShapeProperties.Transform2D.Extents = New Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.Extents(width, height)
        shape1.ShapeProperties.PresetGeometry = New Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.PresetGeometry(Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.ShapeType.Rectangle)

        shapeTree.Elements.Add(shape1)

        Dim commonSlideData As New CommonSlideData()
        commonSlideData.ShapeTree = shapeTree

        Dim layout1 As New SlideLayout()
        layout1.CommonSlideData = GetLayoutCommonSlideData()

        Dim slide1 As New Slide()
        slide1.CommonSlideData = commonSlideData
        slide1.Layout = layout1

        Dim master1 As New SlideMaster()
        master1.CommonSlideData = GetLayoutCommonSlideData()
        master1.Layouts.Add(layout1)

        master1.TextStyles = New SlideMasterTextStyles()
        master1.TextStyles.TitleStyle = New SlideMasterTitleTextStyle()
        master1.TextStyles.TitleStyle.ListLevel1TextStyle.DefaultTextRunProperties.FontSize = 44

        presentation.Slides.Add(slide1)
        presentation.SlideMasters.Add(master1)

        presentation.SlideSize = New SlideSize(9144000, 6858000, SlideSizeType.Screen4x3)
        presentation.NotesSlideSize = New NotesSlideSize(6858000, 9144000)

        presentation.Save("c:\test\output.pptx", True)

    End Sub

    Function GetLayoutCommonSlideData() As CommonSlideData
        Dim shapeTree As New GroupShape()
        shapeTree.ID = "1"
        shapeTree.Name = "layout"

        shapeTree.ShapeProperties.TransformGroup2D = New Independentsoft.Office.Drawing.TransformGroup2D()

        Dim commonSlideData As New CommonSlideData()
        commonSlideData.ShapeTree = shapeTree

        Return commonSlideData
    End Function

End Module

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