Text Box Formatting in PowerPoint files

The following example shows how to set text box formatting options available in the GemBox.Presentation component.

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 = new PresentationDocument();

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

        // Create new text box.
        var textBox = slide.Content.AddTextBox(
            ShapeGeometryType.RoundedRectangle, 2, 2, 10, 10, LengthUnit.Centimeter);

        // Set shape format.
        textBox.Shape.Format.Fill.SetSolid(Color.FromName(ColorName.LightGray));
        textBox.Shape.Format.Outline.Fill.SetSolid(Color.FromName(ColorName.DarkGray));
        textBox.Shape.Format.Outline.Width = Length.From(1, LengthUnit.Point);

        // Set text box text.
        textBox.AddParagraph().AddRun("Shows some of the text box formatting options available in GemBox.Presentation component.");

        // Get text box format.
        var format = textBox.Format;

        // Set vertical alignment of the text.
        format.VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Middle;

        // Set left and top margin.
        format.InternalMarginLeft = Length.From(1, LengthUnit.Centimeter);
        format.InternalMarginTop = Length.From(1, LengthUnit.Centimeter);

        // Set text direction.
        format.TextDirection = TextDirection.Rotate270;

        // Wrap text in shape.
        format.WrapText = true;

        presentation.Save("Text Box Formatting.%OutputFileType%");
    }
}
Imports GemBox.Presentation

Module Program

    Sub Main()

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

        Dim presentation = New PresentationDocument

        ' Create new slide.
        Dim slide = presentation.Slides.AddNew(SlideLayoutType.Custom)

        ' Create new text box.
        Dim textBox = slide.Content.AddTextBox(
            ShapeGeometryType.RoundedRectangle, 2, 2, 10, 10, LengthUnit.Centimeter)

        ' Set shape format.
        textBox.Shape.Format.Fill.SetSolid(Color.FromName(ColorName.LightGray))
        textBox.Shape.Format.Outline.Fill.SetSolid(Color.FromName(ColorName.DarkGray))
        textBox.Shape.Format.Outline.Width = Length.From(1, LengthUnit.Point)

        ' Set text box text.
        textBox.AddParagraph().AddRun("Shows some of the text box formatting options available in GemBox.Presentation component.")

        ' Get text box format.
        Dim format = textBox.Format

        ' Set vertical alignment of the text.
        format.VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Middle

        ' Set left And top margin.
        format.InternalMarginLeft = Length.From(1, LengthUnit.Centimeter)
        format.InternalMarginTop = Length.From(1, LengthUnit.Centimeter)

        ' Set text direction.
        format.TextDirection = TextDirection.Rotate270

        ' Wrap text in shape.
        format.WrapText = True

        presentation.Save("Text Box Formatting.%OutputFileType%")
    End Sub
End Module
PowerPoint text box formatted with GemBox.Presentation
Screenshot of a PowerPoint text box formatted with GemBox.Presentation

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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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