Export PowerPoint to XpsDocument in WPF

With the following example, you can learn how to convert a PowerPoint presentation to an XpsDocument instance and attach it to WPF's DocumentViewer control.

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XAML
C#
VB.NET

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<Window x:Class="MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        Title="Export to XpsDocument Example" 
        SizeToContent="WidthAndHeight">

    <DocumentViewer x:Name="DocumentViewer"/>

</Window>

using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Xps.Packaging;
using GemBox.Presentation;

public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
    XpsDocument xpsDocument;

    public MainWindow()
    {
        InitializeComponent();

        this.SetDocumentViewer(this.DocumentViewer);
    }

    private void SetDocumentViewer(DocumentViewer documentViewer)
    {
        ComponentInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY");

        var presentation = new PresentationDocument();

        var slide = presentation.Slides.AddNew(SlideLayoutType.Custom);

        var textBox = slide.Content.AddTextBox(ShapeGeometryType.Rectangle, 2, 2, 8, 4, LengthUnit.Centimeter);
        textBox.Shape.Format.Outline.Fill.SetSolid(Color.FromName(ColorName.DarkGray));

        var run = textBox.AddParagraph().AddRun("Hello World!");
        run.Format.Fill.SetSolid(Color.FromName(ColorName.Black));

        // XpsDocument needs to stay referenced so that DocumentViewer can access additional required resources.
        // Otherwise, GC will collect/dispose XpsDocument and DocumentViewer will not work.
        this.xpsDocument = presentation.ConvertToXpsDocument(SaveOptions.Xps);

        documentViewer.Document = this.xpsDocument.GetFixedDocumentSequence();
    }
}

Imports System.Windows
Imports System.Windows.Controls
Imports System.Windows.Xps.Packaging
Imports GemBox.Presentation

Class MainWindow

    Dim xpsDoc As XpsDocument

    Public Sub New()

        InitializeComponent()

        Me.SetDocumentViewer(Me.DocumentViewer)
    End Sub

    Private Sub SetDocumentViewer(documentViewer As DocumentViewer)

        ComponentInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY")

        Dim presentation = New PresentationDocument()

        Dim slide = presentation.Slides.AddNew(SlideLayoutType.Custom)

        Dim textBox = slide.Content.AddTextBox(ShapeGeometryType.Rectangle, 2, 2, 8, 4, LengthUnit.Centimeter)
        textBox.Shape.Format.Outline.Fill.SetSolid(Color.FromName(ColorName.DarkGray))

        Dim run = textBox.AddParagraph().AddRun("Hello World!")
        run.Format.Fill.SetSolid(Color.FromName(ColorName.Black))

        ' XpsDocument needs to stay referenced so that DocumentViewer can access additional required resources.
        ' Otherwise, GC will collect/dispose XpsDocument and DocumentViewer will not work.
        Me.xpsDoc = presentation.ConvertToXpsDocument(SaveOptions.Xps)

        documentViewer.Document = Me.xpsDoc.GetFixedDocumentSequence()
    End Sub
End Class

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GemBox.Presentation is a .NET component that enables you to read, write, edit, convert, and print presentation files from your .NET applications using one simple API.

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Export PowerPoint to XpsDocument in WPF

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