This article demonstrates how to add a variety of shapes to a PowerPoint slide and how to fill the shapes with a solid color, a picture, a pattern or a gradient.
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import com.spire.presentation.*; import com.spire.presentation.drawing.*; import javax.imageio.ImageIO; import java.awt.*; import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D; import java.awt.image.BufferedImage; import java.io.File; public class AddShapes { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { //create a PowerPoint document Presentation presentation = new Presentation(); //append a Triangle and fill the shape with a solid color IAutoShape shape = presentation.getSlides().get(0).getShapes().appendShape(ShapeType.TRIANGLE, new Rectangle2D.Double(115, 130, 100, 100)); shape.getFill().setFillType(FillFormatType.SOLID); shape.getFill().getSolidColor().setColor(Color.orange); shape.getShapeStyle().getLineColor().setColor(Color.white); //append an Ellipse and fill the shape with a picture shape = presentation.getSlides().get(0).getShapes().appendShape(ShapeType.ELLIPSE, new Rectangle2D.Double(290, 130, 150, 100)); shape.getFill().setFillType(FillFormatType.PICTURE); shape.getFill().getPictureFill().setFillType(PictureFillType.STRETCH); BufferedImage image = ImageIO.read(new File("C:\\Users\\Administrator\\Desktop\\logo.png")); shape.getFill().getPictureFill().getPicture().setEmbedImage(presentation.getImages().append(image)); shape.getShapeStyle().getLineColor().setColor(Color.white); //append a Heart and fill the shape with a pattern shape = presentation.getSlides().get(0).getShapes().appendShape(ShapeType.HEART, new Rectangle2D.Double(515, 130, 130, 100)); shape.getFill().setFillType(FillFormatType.PATTERN); shape.getFill().getPattern().setPatternType(PatternFillType.CROSS); shape.getShapeStyle().getLineColor().setColor(Color.white); //append a Five-Pointed Star and fill the shape with a gradient color shape = presentation.getSlides().get(0).getShapes().appendShape(ShapeType.FIVE_POINTED_STAR, new Rectangle2D.Double(115, 300, 100, 100)); shape.getFill().setFillType(FillFormatType.GRADIENT); shape.getFill().getGradient().getGradientStops().append(0, KnownColors.BLACK); shape.getShapeStyle().getLineColor().setColor(Color.white); //append a Rectangle and fill the shape with gradient colors shape = presentation.getSlides().get(0).getShapes().appendShape(ShapeType.RECTANGLE, new Rectangle2D.Double(290, 300, 150, 100)); shape.getFill().setFillType(FillFormatType.GRADIENT); shape.getFill().getGradient().getGradientStops().append(0, KnownColors.LIGHT_SKY_BLUE); shape.getFill().getGradient().getGradientStops().append(1, KnownColors.ROYAL_BLUE); shape.getShapeStyle().getLineColor().setColor(Color.white); //append a Bent Up Arrow and fill the shape with gradient colors shape = presentation.getSlides().get(0).getShapes().appendShape(ShapeType.BENT_UP_ARROW, new Rectangle2D.Double(515, 300, 130, 100)); shape.getFill().setFillType(FillFormatType.GRADIENT); shape.getFill().getGradient().getGradientStops().append(1f, KnownColors.OLIVE); shape.getFill().getGradient().getGradientStops().append(0, KnownColors.POWDER_BLUE); shape.getShapeStyle().getLineColor().setColor(Color.white); //save the document presentation.saveToFile("output/AddShapes.pptx", FileFormat.PPTX_2010); } }
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