Unit Conversion in PowerPoint

You can use the length type to convert values between various measurement units, such as converting from inches to centimeters.

The following example shows how you can use unit conversion in your presentations in C# and VB.NET, using GemBox.Presentation.

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using System;
using System.Text;
using GemBox.Presentation;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        // If using the Professional version, put your serial key below.
        ComponentInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY");

        var presentation = PresentationDocument.Load("%InputFileName%");

        var sb = new StringBuilder();

        sb.AppendLine("Slide size (width X height):");

        var width = presentation.SlideSize.Width;
        var height = presentation.SlideSize.Height;

        foreach (LengthUnit unit in Enum.GetValues(typeof(LengthUnit)))
        {
            sb.AppendFormat(
                "{0} X {1} {2}",
                width.To(unit),
                height.To(unit),
                unit.ToString().ToLowerInvariant());

            sb.AppendLine();
        }

        Console.WriteLine(sb.ToString());
    }
}

Imports System
Imports System.Text
Imports GemBox.Presentation

Module Program

    Sub Main()

        ' If using the Professional version, put your serial key below.
        ComponentInfo.SetLicense("FREE-LIMITED-KEY")

        Dim presentation = PresentationDocument.Load("%InputFileName%")

        Dim sb = New StringBuilder()

        sb.AppendLine("Slide size (width X height):")

        Dim width = presentation.SlideSize.Width
        Dim height = presentation.SlideSize.Height

        For Each unit As LengthUnit In [Enum].GetValues(GetType(LengthUnit))

            sb.AppendFormat(
                "{0} X {1} {2}",
                width.To(unit),
                height.To(unit),
                unit.ToString().ToLowerInvariant())

            sb.AppendLine()
        Next

        Console.WriteLine(sb.ToString())
    End Sub
End Module

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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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Published: December 13, 2018 | Modified: December 19, 2022 | Author: Stipo Rubic

Unit Conversion in PowerPoint

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