mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint Class

R2026b

Namespace: mlreportgen.utils

Interact with PowerPoint application and presentations

Description

This utility provides methods for interacting with the PowerPoint^® application and PowerPoint presentations. These methods use the MATLAB^® interface to the Microsoft^® .NET framework to interact with the PowerPoint editor.

Methods

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Public Methods

`start`	pptApp = mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint.start() Start the PowerPoint application if it has not already been started and return a `pptApp` object. A `pptApp` object is a MATLAB object that wraps the .NET object that wraps the PowerPoint editor. The PowerPoint application is hidden.
`load`	pptPres = mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint.load(filename) Load an existing PowerPoint presentation file specified in `filename` and return a `pptPres` object. A `pptPres` object is a MATLAB object that wraps the .NET object that wraps the PowerPoint presentation.
`open`	pptPres = mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint.open(filename) Open a PowerPoint presentation file specified in `filename`, make it visible, and return a `pptPres` object. A `pptPres` object is a MATLAB object that wraps the .NET object that wraps the PowerPoint presentation.
`close`	tf = mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint.close tf = mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint.close(true) tf = mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint.close(false) For empty or no input, close the PowerPoint application only if there are no unsaved PowerPoint presentations. For `true` input, close the PowerPoint application only if there are no unsaved PowerPoint presentations. For `false` input, close the PowerPoint application even if there are unsaved PowerPoint presentations or if there are PowerPoint presentations opened outside of MATLAB. For each of these syntaxes, return `true` if application is closed or `false` if application remains open. tf = mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint.close(filename) tf = mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint.close(filename,true) tf = mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint.close(filename,false) For `filename` input, close the PowerPoint presentation specified as `filename` only if there are no unsaved changes. For `filename` and `true` inputs, close the PowerPoint presentation, specified as `filename`, only if there are no unsaved changes. For `filename` and `false` inputs, close the PowerPoint presentation, specified as `filename`, even if there are unsaved changes. For each of these syntaxes, Hide the PowerPoint application if there are no other open PowerPoint presentations. Return `true` if the PowerPoint presentation file is closed Return `false` if the PowerPoint presentation file remains open
`closeAll`	tf = mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint.closeAll() tf = mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint.closeAll(true) tf = mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint.closeAll(false) For empty input, close all PowerPoint presentation files and hide the PowerPoint application. For `true` input, close all PowerPoint presentation only if there are no unsaved changes. For `false` input, close all PowerPoint presentation files even if there are unsaved changes. For each of these syntaxes: Hide the PowerPoint application if there are no other open PowerPoint presentation files Return `true` if all PowerPoint presentation files are closed Return `false` if any PowerPoint presentation file remains open
`show`	pptApp = mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint.show() pptPres = mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint.show(filename) For empty input, make the PowerPoint application or PowerPoint presentation file visible and return the `pptApp` object. For `filename` input, make the specified PowerPoint presentation file visible and returns the `pptPres` object.
`hide`	pptApp = mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint.hide() pptPres = mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint.hide(filename) For empty input, hide the PowerPoint application or PowerPoint presentation and returns the `pptApp` object. For `filename` input, hide the specified PowerPoint presentation file and returns the `pptPres` object.
`isAvailable`	tf = mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint.isAvailable() Verify whether PowerPoint is available for use. Return `true` if PowerPoint is available or `false` if it is not available.
`isStarted`	tf = mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint.isStarted Verify whether PowerPoint application is started. Return `true` if PowerPoint is started or `false` if it is not started.
`isLoaded`	tf = mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint.isLoaded(filename) Verify whether PowerPoint presentation file is loaded. Return `true` if PowerPoint presentation `filename` is loaded or `false` if it is not loaded.
`pptapp`	pptApp = mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint.pptApp() Return `pptApp` object. An error occurs if PowerPoint is not started.
`pptpres`	pptPres = mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint.pptPres(filename) Return `pptPres` object that wraps the PowerPoint presentation file specified in `filename`. An error occurs if the PowerPoint presentation file does not exist.

Examples

Open PowerPoint Presentations

Open the test.pptx and test1.pptx PowerPoint presentations, which are in the current working folder.

pptPres = mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint.open("test")

  PPTPres with properties:
    FileName: "C:\Users\username\Documents\test.pptx"

pptPres1 = mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint.open("test1") 

  pptPres with properties:
    FileName: 'C:\Users\username\Documents\test1.pptx'

Obtain PowerPoint Presentation File Names

Obtain the names of open PowerPoint presentation files.

files = mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint.filenames()

files = 

  1×2 string array

    "C:\Users\username\Documents\test.pptx" ...
    "C:\Users\username\Documents\test1.pptx"

Limitations

mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint is only available on Microsoft Windows^®.
mlreportgen.utils.powerpoint is not supported in a MATLAB web app.

Version History

Introduced in R2018b