Line

Create Plain Line

To add a simple plain line to a selected slide of the presentation, please follow the steps below:

• Create an instance of Presentation class.
• Obtain the reference of a slide by using its Index.
• Add an AutoShape of Line type using AddAutoShape method exposed by Shapes object.
• Write the modified presentation as a PPTX file.

In the example given below, we have added a line to the first slide of the presentation.

Create Arrow Shaped Line

Aspose.Slides for C++ also allows developers to configure some properties of the line to make it look more appealing. Let’s try to configure few properties of a line to make it look like an arrow. Please follow the steps below to do so:

• Create an instance of Presentation class.
• Obtain the reference of a slide by using its Index.
• Add an AutoShape of Line type using AddAutoShape method exposed by Shapes object.
• Set the Line Style to one of the styles as offered by Aspose.Slides for C++.
• Set the Width of the line.
• Set the Dash Style of the line to one of the styles offered by Aspose.Slides for C++.
• Set the Arrow Head Style and Length of the start point of the line.
• Set the Arrow Head Style and Length of the end point of the line.
• Write the modified presentation as a PPTX file.