Insert audio to PowerPoint document at specified position in C#, VB.NET

Audio can be used in PowerPoint document to create a more interesting and dynamic PowerPoint effect. Using the Spire.presention you can now use the Shapes.AppendVideoMedia() method to insert audio in your PowerPoint document at specific position with C#, VB.NET. There is guide will introduce the method.

Here are the steps:

Step 1: Create a new PowerPoint document first.

Presentation presentation = new Presentation();

Step 2: Then set the backgroung image before inserting Audio file.

string ImageFile = "2.jpg";
RectangleF rect = new RectangleF(0, 0, presentation.SlideSize.Size.Width, presentation.SlideSize.Size.Height);
presentation.Slides[0].Shapes.AppendEmbedImage(ShapeType.Rectangle, ImageFile, rect);
presentation.Slides[0].Shapes[0].Line.FillFormat.SolidFillColor.Color = Color.FloralWhite;

Step 3: Load the Audio file from disk and set properties of AutoShape

presentation.Slides[0].Shapes.AppendAudioMedia(@"1.mp3",500,100,true);
IAutoShape shape = presentation.Slides[0].Shapes.AppendShape(ShapeType.Rectangle, new RectangleF(500, 100, 100, 150));
shape.ShapeStyle.LineColor.Color = Color.White;
shape.Fill.FillType = Spire.Presentation.Drawing.FillFormatType.None;

Step 4: Save the PowerPoint file and review.

presentation.SaveToFile("audio.pptx", FileFormat.Pptx2010);
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("audio.pptx");

Effect Screenshot:

Insert audio to PowerPoint document at specified position in C#, VB.NET

Full code:

[C#]

using Spire.Presentation;
using System.Drawing;

namespace InsertAudio
{

    class Program
    {

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Presentation presentation = new Presentation();

            string ImageFile = "2.jpg";
            RectangleF rect = new RectangleF(0, 0, presentation.SlideSize.Size.Width, presentation.SlideSize.Size.Height);
            presentation.Slides[0].Shapes.AppendEmbedImage(ShapeType.Rectangle, ImageFile, rect);
            presentation.Slides[0].Shapes[0].Line.FillFormat.SolidFillColor.Color = Color.FloralWhite;

            presentation.Slides[0].Shapes.AppendAudioMedia(@"1.mp3", 500, 100, true);
            IAutoShape shape = presentation.Slides[0].Shapes.AppendShape(ShapeType.Rectangle, new RectangleF(500, 100, 100, 150));
            shape.ShapeStyle.LineColor.Color = Color.White;
            shape.Fill.FillType = Spire.Presentation.Drawing.FillFormatType.None;

            presentation.SaveToFile("audio.pptx", FileFormat.Pptx2010);
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("audio.pptx");

        }

    }
}

[VB.NET]

Imports Spire.Presentation
Imports System.Drawing

Namespace InsertAudio

	Class Program

		Private Shared Sub Main(args As String())
			Dim presentation As New Presentation()

			Dim ImageFile As String = "2.jpg"
			Dim rect As New RectangleF(0, 0, presentation.SlideSize.Size.Width, presentation.SlideSize.Size.Height)
			presentation.Slides(0).Shapes.AppendEmbedImage(ShapeType.Rectangle, ImageFile, rect)
			presentation.Slides(0).Shapes(0).Line.FillFormat.SolidFillColor.Color = Color.FloralWhite

			presentation.Slides(0).Shapes.AppendAudioMedia("1.mp3", 500, 100, True)
			Dim shape As IAutoShape = presentation.Slides(0).Shapes.AppendShape(ShapeType.Rectangle, New RectangleF(500, 100, 100, 150))
			shape.ShapeStyle.LineColor.Color = Color.White
			shape.Fill.FillType = Spire.Presentation.Drawing.FillFormatType.None

			presentation.SaveToFile("audio.pptx", FileFormat.Pptx2010)
			System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("audio.pptx")

		End Sub

	End Class
End Namespace

Insert audio to PowerPoint document at specified position in C#, VB.NET

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