How do I programatically control Power Point from MATLAB?

I am trying to programatically control Power Point from MATLAB.

I want to use the Group and Ungroup methods such that I can group and ungroup shapes.

How do I use these two methods via MATLAB?

Answer 1

[Walter Roberson]

I do not know the specific way to get to Group and Ungroup, but this previous cssm discussion should provide some useful hints in getting started and hints about naming conventions.

Once you have created the ActiveX control, you can probably use the methods() function and the get() function to probe the routines and properties that are available.

[Jiro Doke]

Also, make use of MSDN reference library for PowerPoint (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb265987(v=office.12).aspx)

[Murugaiyan]

hi,

yours was useful,but still one step further i need a solution ie

Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1)

With myDocument.Shapes

.AddShape(msoShapeIsoscelesTriangle, 10, _

10, 100, 100).Name = "shpOne"

.AddShape(msoShapeIsoscelesTriangle, 150, _

10, 100, 100).Name = "shpTwo"

.AddShape(msoShapeIsoscelesTriangle, 300, _

10, 100, 100).Name = "shpThree"

With .Range(Array("shpOne", "shpTwo", "shpThree")).Group

.Fill.PresetTextured msoTextureBlueTissuePaper

.GroupItems(2).Fill.PresetTextured msoTextureGreenMarble

End With

End With

this is a piece of example code from msdn site as you gave for my help .I want to get an equivalent code of With .Range(Array("shpOne", "shpTwo", "shpThree")).Group

this line in matlab.

The key is the Array stucture in matlab,so my problem will be solved

thanks all of you

[Walter Roberson]

thisshape = myDocument.Shapes;

thisshape.AddShape(msoShapeIsoscelesTriangle, 10, 0, 100, 100).Name = 'shpOne';

thisshape.AddShape(msoShapeIsoscelesTriangle, 150, 10, 100, 100).Name = 'shpTwo';

thisshape.AddShape(msoShapeIsoscelesTriangle, 300, 10, 100, 100).Name = 'shpThree';

thisgroup = thisshape.Range(Array('shpOne', 'shpTwo', 'shpThree')).Group;

thisgroup.Fill.PresetTextured msoTextureBlueTissuePaper;

thisgroup.GroupItems(2).Fill.PresetTextured msoTextureGreenMarble;

clear thisgroup;

clear thisshape;

It is possible that you might have to break up the AddShape and assignment of the name in to two different statements.

[Murugaiyan]

hi,

thisgroup = thisshape.Range(Array('shpOne', 'shpTwo', 'shpThree')).Group;

when i run the above line of code i get this error from matlab

??? Undefined function or method 'Array' for input arguments of type 'char'.

expecting a soln for this

thanks all of you

[Walter Roberson]

I suspect you will need to use System.Array instead of Array . It might perhaps be more complicated than that, though.

[Walter Roberson]

I have not yet been able to find documentation about the exact class that Array returns, but my suggestion would be to try using

thisgroup = thisshape.Range({'shpOne', 'shpTwo', 'shpThree'}).Group;

I make no promises on this, as I am not familiar with this interface.

[Murugaiyan]

hi,

still trying i tried your both solns hoping to get but...

anyway thanks for your help if you come across any share it

thanks all of you

Answer 2

[Brett Shoelson]

Also: If you're interested in "going the other way," Consider looking at this Calling MATLAB from PowerPoint, on the MATLAB Central File Exchange! I often run my MATLAB demos directly from my Powerpoints.

Cheres,

Brett

[Jiro Doke]

Brett, do you know how to "embed" MATLAB figures into PowerPoint so that you can interact with it (zoom, pan, rotate)? There's a question here: http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/776-how-can-i-put-a-matlab-figure-in-a-presentation-and-rotate-the-axes-during-the-presentation

Answer 3

[John]

You may also open/read/move/convert/repair powerpoint files by the use of tool to fix powerpoint files

http://www.powerpointfix.com