Quick Start Guide

Create a PowerPoint in 4 easy steps

PptxGenJS PowerPoint presentations are created by following 4 basic steps. See examples below by environment.

That's really all there is to it!

Node-Based Applications

HelloWorld.ts

import pptxgen from "pptxgenjs";

// 1. Create a Presentation
let pres = new pptxgen();

// 2. Add a Slide to the presentation
let slide = pres.addSlide();

// 3. Add 1+ objects (Tables, Shapes, etc.) to the Slide
slide.addText("Hello World from PptxGenJS...", {
    x: 1.5,
    y: 1.5,
    color: "363636",
    fill: { color: "F1F1F1" },
    align: pres.AlignH.center,
});

// 4. Save the Presentation
pres.writeFile({ fileName: "Sample Presentation.pptx" });

TypeScript Support

Modern application developers using ES6 with Angular, React, TypeScript, etc. benefit from full typescript defs.

Learn as you code in a modern development with included TypeScript definitions the documentation comes to you.

Develop your apps quickly without needing to look up documentation.

Client Web Browser

HelloWorld.js

// 1. Create a new Presentation
let pres = new PptxGenJS();

// 2. Add a Slide
let slide = pres.addSlide();

// 3. Add one or more objects (Tables, Shapes, Images, Text and Media) to the Slide
slide.addText("Hello World from PptxGenJS...", {
    x: 1.5,
    y: 1.5,
    color: "363636",
    fill: { color: "F1F1F1" },
    align: pres.AlignH.center,
});

// 4. Save the Presentation
pres.writeFile({ fileName: "Sample Presentation.pptx" });