C#/VB.NET: Convert PowerPoint to XPS

The XML Paper Specification (XPS) format is an electronic representation of digital documents based on XML. It is a paginated, fixed-layout format that enables the content and design details of a document to be maintained intact across computers. Sometimes you may need to convert a PowerPoint document to XPS for better printing or sharing, and this article will demonstrate how to accomplish this task programmatically using Spire.Presentation for .NET.

Install Spire.Presentation for .NET

To begin with, you need to add the DLL files included in the Spire.Presentation for.NET package as references in your .NET project. The DLL files can be either downloaded from this link or installed via NuGet.

PM> Install-Package Spire.Presentation

Convert PowerPoint to XPS

The detailed steps are as follows:

• Create a Presentation instance.
• Load a sample PowerPoint document using Presentation.LoadFromFile() method.
• Save the PowerPoint document to XPS using Presentation.SaveToFile(String, FileFormat) method.

using Spire.Presentation;

namespace PowerPointtoXPS
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //Create a Presentation instance
            Presentation presentation = new Presentation();

            //Load a sample PowerPoint document
            presentation.LoadFromFile("test.pptx");

            //Save to XPS file
            presentation.SaveToFile("toXPS.xps", FileFormat.XPS);
        }
    }
}

Imports Spire.Presentation

Namespace PowerPointtoPDF
    Class Program
        Private Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())

            'Create a Presentation instance
            Dim presentation As Presentation = New Presentation()

            'Load a sample PowerPoint document
            presentation.LoadFromFile("test.pptx")

            'Save to XPS file
            presentation.SaveToFile("toXPS.xps", FileFormat.XPS)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

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