Format Presentation Text in C++

What this page is about

Format and style text in PowerPoint and OpenDocument presentations using Aspose.Slides for C++. Customize fonts, colors, alignment, and more.

Overview

This article shows how to format text in PowerPoint and OpenDocument presentations using Aspose.Slides for C++. It covers background colors, transparency, character spacing, font properties, rotation, paragraph spacing, autofit behavior, text anchoring, tab stops, and language settings.

In the examples below, we’ll use a file named “sample.pptx”, which contains a single text box on the first slide with the following text:

Sample text

To find and highlight literal text or regular-expression matches, see Search and Replace Text.

Set Text Background Color

Use IParagraphFormat::get_DefaultPortionFormat to set the default highlight color for a paragraph, or use IBasePortionFormat::get_HighlightColor for individual text portions.

The following code example shows how to set the background color for the entire paragraph:

#include <DOM/IAutoShape.h>
#include <DOM/IColorFormat.h>
#include <DOM/IParagraph.h>
#include <DOM/IParagraphFormat.h>
#include <DOM/IPortionFormat.h>
#include <DOM/ISlide.h>
#include <DOM/ITextFrame.h>
#include <DOM/Presentation.h>
#include <Export/SaveFormat.h>
#include <drawing/color.h>
using namespace Aspose::Slides;
using namespace Aspose::Slides::Export;

auto presentation = System::MakeObject<Presentation>(u"sample.pptx");

auto firstShape = presentation->get_Slide(0)->get_Shape(0);
auto autoShape = System::ExplicitCast<IAutoShape>(firstShape);
auto paragraph = autoShape->get_TextFrame()->get_Paragraph(0);
auto defaultPortionFormat = paragraph->get_ParagraphFormat()->get_DefaultPortionFormat();
auto highlightColor = System::Drawing::Color::get_LightGray();

// Set the highlight color for the entire paragraph.
defaultPortionFormat->get_HighlightColor()->set_Color(highlightColor);

presentation->Save(u"gray_paragraph.pptx", SaveFormat::Pptx);
presentation->Dispose();

The result:

The gray paragraph

The code example below demonstrates how to set the background color for text portions with a bold font:

#include <DOM/IAutoShape.h>
#include <DOM/IColorFormat.h>
#include <DOM/IParagraph.h>
#include <DOM/IPortion.h>
#include <DOM/IPortionCollection.h>
#include <DOM/IPortionFormat.h>
#include <DOM/IPortionFormatEffectiveData.h>
#include <DOM/ISlide.h>
#include <DOM/ITextFrame.h>
#include <DOM/Presentation.h>
#include <Export/SaveFormat.h>
#include <drawing/color.h>
using namespace Aspose::Slides;
using namespace Aspose::Slides::Export;

auto presentation = System::MakeObject<Presentation>(u"sample.pptx");

auto firstShape = presentation->get_Slide(0)->get_Shape(0);
auto autoShape = System::ExplicitCast<IAutoShape>(firstShape);
auto paragraph = autoShape->get_TextFrame()->get_Paragraph(0);
auto portions = paragraph->get_Portions();
int portionCount = portions->get_Count();
auto highlightColor = System::Drawing::Color::get_LightGray();

for (int portionIndex = 0; portionIndex < portionCount; portionIndex++)
{
    auto portion = paragraph->get_Portion(portionIndex);
    auto portionFormat = portion->get_PortionFormat();
    if (portionFormat->GetEffective()->get_FontBold())
    {
        // Set the highlight color for the text portion.
        portionFormat->get_HighlightColor()->set_Color(highlightColor);
    }
}

presentation->Save(u"gray_text_portions.pptx", SaveFormat::Pptx);
presentation->Dispose();

The result:

The gray text portions

Align Text Paragraphs

Use IParagraphFormat::set_Alignment to set paragraph alignment within a text frame. The value can be centered, left-aligned, right-aligned, justified, and so on.

The following code example shows how to align the paragraph to the center:

#include <DOM/IAutoShape.h>
#include <DOM/IParagraph.h>
#include <DOM/IParagraphFormat.h>
#include <DOM/ISlide.h>
#include <DOM/ITextFrame.h>
#include <DOM/Presentation.h>
#include <DOM/TextAlignment.h>
#include <Export/SaveFormat.h>
using namespace Aspose::Slides;
using namespace Aspose::Slides::Export;

auto presentation = System::MakeObject<Presentation>(u"sample.pptx");

auto firstShape = presentation->get_Slide(0)->get_Shape(0);
auto autoShape = System::ExplicitCast<IAutoShape>(firstShape);
auto paragraph = autoShape->get_TextFrame()->get_Paragraph(0);

// Set the alignment of the paragraph to center.
paragraph->get_ParagraphFormat()->set_Alignment(TextAlignment::Center);

presentation->Save(u"aligned_paragraph.pptx", SaveFormat::Pptx);
presentation->Dispose();

The result:

The aligned paragraph

Set Transparency for Text

Text transparency is controlled through the alpha component of the color assigned through IBasePortionFormat::get_FillFormat. In the examples below, alpha = 50 is an ARGB alpha-channel value on the 0-255 scale, not a transparency percentage.

The code example below shows how to apply transparency to the entire paragraph:

#include <DOM/FillType.h>
#include <DOM/IAutoShape.h>
#include <DOM/IColorFormat.h>
#include <DOM/IFillFormat.h>
#include <DOM/IParagraph.h>
#include <DOM/IParagraphFormat.h>
#include <DOM/IPortionFormat.h>
#include <DOM/ISlide.h>
#include <DOM/ITextFrame.h>
#include <DOM/Presentation.h>
#include <Export/SaveFormat.h>
#include <drawing/color.h>
using namespace Aspose::Slides;
using namespace Aspose::Slides::Export;

int alpha = 50;

auto presentation = System::MakeObject<Presentation>(u"sample.pptx");

auto firstShape = presentation->get_Slide(0)->get_Shape(0);
auto autoShape = System::ExplicitCast<IAutoShape>(firstShape);
auto paragraph = autoShape->get_TextFrame()->get_Paragraph(0);
auto defaultPortionFormat = paragraph->get_ParagraphFormat()->get_DefaultPortionFormat();

// Set the fill color of the text to transparent color.
defaultPortionFormat->get_FillFormat()->set_FillType(FillType::Solid);
auto baseColor = System::Drawing::Color::get_Black();
auto transparentColor = System::Drawing::Color::FromArgb(alpha, baseColor);
defaultPortionFormat->get_FillFormat()->get_SolidFillColor()->set_Color(transparentColor);

presentation->Save(u"transparent_paragraph.pptx", SaveFormat::Pptx);
presentation->Dispose();

The result:

The transparent paragraph

The following code example shows how to apply transparency to text portions with a bold font:

#include <DOM/FillType.h>
#include <DOM/IAutoShape.h>
#include <DOM/IColorFormat.h>
#include <DOM/IFillFormat.h>
#include <DOM/IParagraph.h>
#include <DOM/IPortion.h>
#include <DOM/IPortionCollection.h>
#include <DOM/IPortionFormat.h>
#include <DOM/IPortionFormatEffectiveData.h>
#include <DOM/ISlide.h>
#include <DOM/ITextFrame.h>
#include <DOM/Presentation.h>
#include <Export/SaveFormat.h>
#include <drawing/color.h>
using namespace Aspose::Slides;
using namespace Aspose::Slides::Export;

int alpha = 50;

auto presentation = System::MakeObject<Presentation>(u"sample.pptx");

auto firstShape = presentation->get_Slide(0)->get_Shape(0);
auto autoShape = System::ExplicitCast<IAutoShape>(firstShape);
auto paragraph = autoShape->get_TextFrame()->get_Paragraph(0);
auto portions = paragraph->get_Portions();
int portionCount = portions->get_Count();

for (int portionIndex = 0; portionIndex < portionCount; portionIndex++)
{
    auto portion = paragraph->get_Portion(portionIndex);
    auto portionFormat = portion->get_PortionFormat();
    if (portionFormat->GetEffective()->get_FontBold())
    {
        // Set the transparency of the text portion.
        portionFormat->get_FillFormat()->set_FillType(FillType::Solid);
        auto baseColor = System::Drawing::Color::get_Black();
        auto transparentColor = System::Drawing::Color::FromArgb(alpha, baseColor);
        portionFormat->get_FillFormat()->get_SolidFillColor()->set_Color(transparentColor);
    }
}

presentation->Save(u"transparent_text_portions.pptx", SaveFormat::Pptx);
presentation->Dispose();

The result:

The transparent text portions

Set Character Spacing for Text

Use IBasePortionFormat::set_Spacing to expand or condense spacing between characters in a text box.

The following C++ code shows how to expand the character spacing in the entire paragraph:

#include <DOM/IAutoShape.h>
#include <DOM/IParagraph.h>
#include <DOM/IParagraphFormat.h>
#include <DOM/IPortionFormat.h>
#include <DOM/ISlide.h>
#include <DOM/ITextFrame.h>
#include <DOM/Presentation.h>
#include <Export/SaveFormat.h>
using namespace Aspose::Slides;
using namespace Aspose::Slides::Export;

auto presentation = System::MakeObject<Presentation>(u"sample.pptx");

auto firstShape = presentation->get_Slide(0)->get_Shape(0);
auto autoShape = System::ExplicitCast<IAutoShape>(firstShape);
auto paragraph = autoShape->get_TextFrame()->get_Paragraph(0);

// Note: Use negative values to compress the character spacing.
paragraph->get_ParagraphFormat()->get_DefaultPortionFormat()->set_Spacing(3.0f); // Expand character spacing.

presentation->Save(u"character_spacing_in_paragraph.pptx", SaveFormat::Pptx);
presentation->Dispose();

The result:

The character spacing in the paragraph

The code example below shows how to expand the character spacing in text portions with a bold font:

#include <DOM/IAutoShape.h>
#include <DOM/IParagraph.h>
#include <DOM/IPortion.h>
#include <DOM/IPortionCollection.h>
#include <DOM/IPortionFormat.h>
#include <DOM/IPortionFormatEffectiveData.h>
#include <DOM/ISlide.h>
#include <DOM/ITextFrame.h>
#include <DOM/Presentation.h>
#include <Export/SaveFormat.h>
using namespace Aspose::Slides;
using namespace Aspose::Slides::Export;

auto presentation = System::MakeObject<Presentation>(u"sample.pptx");

auto firstShape = presentation->get_Slide(0)->get_Shape(0);
auto autoShape = System::ExplicitCast<IAutoShape>(firstShape);
auto paragraph = autoShape->get_TextFrame()->get_Paragraph(0);
auto portions = paragraph->get_Portions();
int portionCount = portions->get_Count();

for (int portionIndex = 0; portionIndex < portionCount; portionIndex++)
{
    auto portion = paragraph->get_Portion(portionIndex);
    auto portionFormat = portion->get_PortionFormat();
    if (portionFormat->GetEffective()->get_FontBold())
    {
        // Note: Use negative values to compress the character spacing.
        portionFormat->set_Spacing(3.0f); // Expand character spacing.
    }
}

presentation->Save(u"character_spacing_in_text_portions.pptx", SaveFormat::Pptx);
presentation->Dispose();

The result:

The character spacing in the text portions

Disable Kerning for Specific Fonts

In some cases, text rendered by Aspose.Slides may look slightly tighter than the same text displayed in PowerPoint. This can happen because PowerPoint may ignore kerning data for certain fonts, even when the font contains valid kerning information and kerning is enabled in PowerPoint settings.

To make the rendered output closer to PowerPoint in such cases, you can disable kerning for text portions that use the affected font. Use IBasePortionFormat::set_KerningMinimalSize to set a value significantly larger than the actual font size:

#include <DOM/IAutoShape.h>
#include <DOM/IFontData.h>
#include <DOM/IParagraph.h>
#include <DOM/IParagraphCollection.h>
#include <DOM/IPortion.h>
#include <DOM/IPortionCollection.h>
#include <DOM/IPortionFormat.h>
#include <DOM/ISlide.h>
#include <DOM/ITextFrame.h>
#include <DOM/Presentation.h>
#include <Export/SaveFormat.h>
using namespace Aspose::Slides;
using namespace Aspose::Slides::Export;

auto presentation = System::MakeObject<Presentation>(u"presentation.pptx");

auto firstShape = presentation->get_Slide(0)->get_Shape(0);
auto autoShape = System::ExplicitCast<IAutoShape>(firstShape);
System::String targetFont = u"Roboto";
auto textFrame = autoShape->get_TextFrame();
auto paragraphs = textFrame->get_Paragraphs();
int paragraphCount = paragraphs->get_Count();

for (int paragraphIndex = 0; paragraphIndex < paragraphCount; paragraphIndex++)
{
    auto paragraph = textFrame->get_Paragraph(paragraphIndex);
    auto portions = paragraph->get_Portions();
    int portionCount = portions->get_Count();

    for (int portionIndex = 0; portionIndex < portionCount; portionIndex++)
    {
        auto portion = paragraph->get_Portion(portionIndex);
        auto portionFormat = portion->get_PortionFormat();
        auto latinFont = portionFormat->get_LatinFont();
        auto eastAsianFont = portionFormat->get_EastAsianFont();
        auto complexScriptFont = portionFormat->get_ComplexScriptFont();

        bool isLatinFont = latinFont != nullptr && latinFont->get_FontName() == targetFont;
        bool isEastAsianFont = eastAsianFont != nullptr && eastAsianFont->get_FontName() == targetFont;
        bool isComplexScriptFont = complexScriptFont != nullptr && complexScriptFont->get_FontName() == targetFont;

        if (isLatinFont || isEastAsianFont || isComplexScriptFont)
        {
            portionFormat->set_KerningMinimalSize(100.0f);
        }
    }
}

presentation->Save(u"output.pptx", SaveFormat::Pptx);
presentation->Dispose();

This setting prevents kerning from being applied to matching text portions and can help align Aspose.Slides rendering with PowerPoint’s visual output for fonts affected by this PowerPoint-specific behavior.

Manage Text Font Properties

Font properties can be set at the paragraph level through IParagraphFormat::get_DefaultPortionFormat or on individual portions through IPortionFormat.

The following code sets the font and text style for the entire paragraph: it applies font size, bold, italic, dotted underline, and the Times New Roman font to all portions in the paragraph.

#include <DOM/Fonts/FontData.h>
#include <DOM/IAutoShape.h>
#include <DOM/IParagraph.h>
#include <DOM/IParagraphFormat.h>
#include <DOM/IPortionFormat.h>
#include <DOM/ISlide.h>
#include <DOM/ITextFrame.h>
#include <DOM/NullableBool.h>
#include <DOM/Presentation.h>
#include <DOM/TextUnderlineType.h>
#include <Export/SaveFormat.h>
using namespace Aspose::Slides;
using namespace Aspose::Slides::Export;

auto presentation = System::MakeObject<Presentation>(u"sample.pptx");

auto firstShape = presentation->get_Slide(0)->get_Shape(0);
auto autoShape = System::ExplicitCast<IAutoShape>(firstShape);
auto paragraph = autoShape->get_TextFrame()->get_Paragraph(0);
auto defaultPortionFormat = paragraph->get_ParagraphFormat()->get_DefaultPortionFormat();

// Set the font properties for the paragraph.
defaultPortionFormat->set_FontHeight(12.0f);
defaultPortionFormat->set_FontBold(NullableBool::True);
defaultPortionFormat->set_FontItalic(NullableBool::True);
defaultPortionFormat->set_FontUnderline(TextUnderlineType::Dotted);
auto font = System::MakeObject<FontData>(u"Times New Roman");
defaultPortionFormat->set_LatinFont(font);

presentation->Save(u"font_properties_for_paragraph.pptx", SaveFormat::Pptx);
presentation->Dispose();

The result:

The font properties for the paragraph

The code example below applies similar properties to text portions with a bold font:

#include <DOM/Fonts/FontData.h>
#include <DOM/IAutoShape.h>
#include <DOM/IParagraph.h>
#include <DOM/IPortion.h>
#include <DOM/IPortionCollection.h>
#include <DOM/IPortionFormat.h>
#include <DOM/IPortionFormatEffectiveData.h>
#include <DOM/ISlide.h>
#include <DOM/ITextFrame.h>
#include <DOM/NullableBool.h>
#include <DOM/Presentation.h>
#include <DOM/TextUnderlineType.h>
#include <Export/SaveFormat.h>
using namespace Aspose::Slides;
using namespace Aspose::Slides::Export;

auto presentation = System::MakeObject<Presentation>(u"sample.pptx");

auto firstShape = presentation->get_Slide(0)->get_Shape(0);
auto autoShape = System::ExplicitCast<IAutoShape>(firstShape);
auto paragraph = autoShape->get_TextFrame()->get_Paragraph(0);
auto portions = paragraph->get_Portions();
int portionCount = portions->get_Count();
auto font = System::MakeObject<FontData>(u"Times New Roman");

for (int portionIndex = 0; portionIndex < portionCount; portionIndex++)
{
    auto portion = paragraph->get_Portion(portionIndex);
    auto portionFormat = portion->get_PortionFormat();
    if (portionFormat->GetEffective()->get_FontBold())
    {
        // Set the font properties for the text portion.
        portionFormat->set_FontHeight(13.0f);
        portionFormat->set_FontItalic(NullableBool::True);
        portionFormat->set_FontUnderline(TextUnderlineType::Dotted);
        portionFormat->set_LatinFont(font);
    }
}

presentation->Save(u"font_properties_for_text_portions.pptx", SaveFormat::Pptx);
presentation->Dispose();

The result:

The font properties for text portions

Set Text Rotation

Use ITextFrameFormat::set_TextVerticalType to set a predefined text orientation within a shape.

The following code example sets the text orientation in the shape to TextVerticalType::Vertical270, which rotates the text 90 degrees counterclockwise:

#include <DOM/IAutoShape.h>
#include <DOM/ISlide.h>
#include <DOM/ITextFrame.h>
#include <DOM/ITextFrameFormat.h>
#include <DOM/Presentation.h>
#include <DOM/TextVerticalType.h>
#include <Export/SaveFormat.h>
using namespace Aspose::Slides;
using namespace Aspose::Slides::Export;

auto presentation = System::MakeObject<Presentation>(u"sample.pptx");

auto firstShape = presentation->get_Slide(0)->get_Shape(0);
auto autoShape = System::ExplicitCast<IAutoShape>(firstShape);

autoShape->get_TextFrame()->get_TextFrameFormat()->set_TextVerticalType(TextVerticalType::Vertical270);

presentation->Save(u"text_rotation.pptx", SaveFormat::Pptx);
presentation->Dispose();

The result:

The text rotation

Set Custom Rotation for Text Frames

Use ITextFrameFormat::set_RotationAngle to set a custom rotation angle for an ITextFrame.

The code example below rotates the text frame by 3 degrees clockwise within the shape:

#include <DOM/IAutoShape.h>
#include <DOM/ISlide.h>
#include <DOM/ITextFrame.h>
#include <DOM/ITextFrameFormat.h>
#include <DOM/Presentation.h>
#include <Export/SaveFormat.h>
using namespace Aspose::Slides;
using namespace Aspose::Slides::Export;

auto presentation = System::MakeObject<Presentation>(u"sample.pptx");

auto firstShape = presentation->get_Slide(0)->get_Shape(0);
auto autoShape = System::ExplicitCast<IAutoShape>(firstShape);

autoShape->get_TextFrame()->get_TextFrameFormat()->set_RotationAngle(3.0f);

presentation->Save(u"custom_text_rotation.pptx", SaveFormat::Pptx);
presentation->Dispose();

The result:

The custom text rotation

Set Line Spacing of Paragraphs

Aspose.Slides provides IParagraphFormat::set_SpaceAfter, IParagraphFormat::set_SpaceBefore, and IParagraphFormat::set_SpaceWithin to control paragraph spacing. These methods are used as follows:

Use a positive value to specify line spacing as a percentage of the line height.
Use a negative value to specify line spacing in points.

The following code example shows how to specify the line spacing within the paragraph:

#include <DOM/IAutoShape.h>
#include <DOM/IParagraph.h>
#include <DOM/IParagraphFormat.h>
#include <DOM/ISlide.h>
#include <DOM/ITextFrame.h>
#include <DOM/Presentation.h>
#include <Export/SaveFormat.h>
using namespace Aspose::Slides;
using namespace Aspose::Slides::Export;

auto presentation = System::MakeObject<Presentation>(u"sample.pptx");

auto firstShape = presentation->get_Slide(0)->get_Shape(0);
auto autoShape = System::ExplicitCast<IAutoShape>(firstShape);
auto paragraph = autoShape->get_TextFrame()->get_Paragraph(0);

paragraph->get_ParagraphFormat()->set_SpaceWithin(200.0f);

presentation->Save(u"line_spacing.pptx", SaveFormat::Pptx);
presentation->Dispose();

The result:

The line spacing within the paragraph

Set Autofit Type for Text Frames

ITextFrameFormat::set_AutofitType determines how text behaves when it exceeds the boundaries of its container. Use it to control whether the text shrinks, overflows, or resizes the shape automatically.

#include <DOM/IAutoShape.h>
#include <DOM/ISlide.h>
#include <DOM/ITextFrame.h>
#include <DOM/ITextFrameFormat.h>
#include <DOM/Presentation.h>
#include <DOM/TextAutofitType.h>
#include <Export/SaveFormat.h>
using namespace Aspose::Slides;
using namespace Aspose::Slides::Export;

auto presentation = System::MakeObject<Presentation>(u"sample.pptx");

auto firstShape = presentation->get_Slide(0)->get_Shape(0);
auto autoShape = System::ExplicitCast<IAutoShape>(firstShape);

autoShape->get_TextFrame()->get_TextFrameFormat()->set_AutofitType(TextAutofitType::Shape);

presentation->Save(u"autofit_type.pptx", SaveFormat::Pptx);
presentation->Dispose();

Set Anchor of Text Frames

ITextFrameFormat::set_AnchoringType defines how text is positioned vertically inside a shape, for example at the top, middle, or bottom.

#include <DOM/IAutoShape.h>
#include <DOM/ISlide.h>
#include <DOM/ITextFrame.h>
#include <DOM/ITextFrameFormat.h>
#include <DOM/Presentation.h>
#include <DOM/TextAnchorType.h>
#include <Export/SaveFormat.h>
using namespace Aspose::Slides;
using namespace Aspose::Slides::Export;

auto presentation = System::MakeObject<Presentation>(u"sample.pptx");

auto firstShape = presentation->get_Slide(0)->get_Shape(0);
auto autoShape = System::ExplicitCast<IAutoShape>(firstShape);

autoShape->get_TextFrame()->get_TextFrameFormat()->set_AnchoringType(TextAnchorType::Bottom);

presentation->Save(u"text_anchor.pptx", SaveFormat::Pptx);
presentation->Dispose();

Set Text Tabulation

Use IParagraphFormat::set_DefaultTabSize and IParagraphFormat::get_Tabs to configure tab stops in a paragraph.

#include <DOM/IAutoShape.h>
#include <DOM/IParagraph.h>
#include <DOM/IParagraphFormat.h>
#include <DOM/ISlide.h>
#include <DOM/ITabCollection.h>
#include <DOM/ITextFrame.h>
#include <DOM/Presentation.h>
#include <DOM/TabAlignment.h>
#include <Export/SaveFormat.h>
using namespace Aspose::Slides;
using namespace Aspose::Slides::Export;

auto presentation = System::MakeObject<Presentation>(u"sample.pptx");

auto firstShape = presentation->get_Slide(0)->get_Shape(0);
auto autoShape = System::ExplicitCast<IAutoShape>(firstShape);
auto paragraph = autoShape->get_TextFrame()->get_Paragraph(0);

paragraph->get_ParagraphFormat()->set_DefaultTabSize(100.0f);
paragraph->get_ParagraphFormat()->get_Tabs()->Add(30.0f, TabAlignment::Left);

presentation->Save(u"paragraph_tabs.pptx", SaveFormat::Pptx);
presentation->Dispose();

The result:

The paragraph tabs

Set Proofing Language

Aspose.Slides provides IBasePortionFormat::set_LanguageId, which allows you to set the proofing language for a text portion. The proofing language determines the language used for spelling and grammar checks in PowerPoint.

The following code example shows how to set the proofing language for a text portion:

#include <DOM/Fonts/FontData.h>
#include <DOM/IAutoShape.h>
#include <DOM/IParagraph.h>
#include <DOM/IPortionCollection.h>
#include <DOM/IPortionFormat.h>
#include <DOM/ISlide.h>
#include <DOM/ITextFrame.h>
#include <DOM/Portion.h>
#include <DOM/Presentation.h>
#include <Export/SaveFormat.h>
using namespace Aspose::Slides;
using namespace Aspose::Slides::Export;

auto presentation = System::MakeObject<Presentation>(u"presentation.pptx");

auto firstShape = presentation->get_Slide(0)->get_Shape(0);
auto autoShape = System::ExplicitCast<IAutoShape>(firstShape);

auto paragraph = autoShape->get_TextFrame()->get_Paragraph(0);
paragraph->get_Portions()->Clear();

auto font = System::MakeObject<FontData>(u"SimSun");

auto textPortion = System::MakeObject<Portion>();
auto portionFormat = textPortion->get_PortionFormat();
portionFormat->set_ComplexScriptFont(font);
portionFormat->set_EastAsianFont(font);
portionFormat->set_LatinFont(font);

// Set the Id of a proofing language.
portionFormat->set_LanguageId(u"zh-CN");

textPortion->set_Text(u"1.");
paragraph->get_Portions()->Add(textPortion);

presentation->Save(u"proofing_language.pptx", SaveFormat::Pptx);
presentation->Dispose();

Set Default Language

Use ILoadOptions::set_DefaultTextLanguage to define the default language for text created while loading or creating a presentation.

#include <DOM/IAutoShape.h>
#include <DOM/IParagraph.h>
#include <DOM/IPortion.h>
#include <DOM/IPortionFormat.h>
#include <DOM/IShapeCollection.h>
#include <DOM/ISlide.h>
#include <DOM/ITextFrame.h>
#include <DOM/LoadOptions.h>
#include <DOM/Presentation.h>
#include <DOM/ShapeType.h>
#include <system/console.h>
using namespace Aspose::Slides;

auto loadOptions = System::MakeObject<LoadOptions>();
loadOptions->set_DefaultTextLanguage(u"en-US");

auto presentation = System::MakeObject<Presentation>(loadOptions);
auto slide = presentation->get_Slide(0);

// Add a new rectangle shape with text.
auto shape = slide->get_Shapes()->AddAutoShape(ShapeType::Rectangle, 20.0f, 20.0f, 150.0f, 50.0f);
shape->get_TextFrame()->set_Text(u"Sample text");

// Check the first portion language.
auto portion = shape->get_TextFrame()->get_Paragraph(0)->get_Portion(0);
auto languageId = portion->get_PortionFormat()->get_LanguageId();
System::Console::WriteLine(languageId);

presentation->Dispose();

Set Default Text Style

To apply default text formatting at the presentation level, use IPresentation::get_DefaultTextStyle.

The following code example shows how to set a default bold font with a 14 pt size for all text across slides in a new presentation.

#include <DOM/IParagraphFormat.h>
#include <DOM/IPortionFormat.h>
#include <DOM/ITextStyle.h>
#include <DOM/NullableBool.h>
#include <DOM/Presentation.h>
#include <Export/SaveFormat.h>
using namespace Aspose::Slides;
using namespace Aspose::Slides::Export;

auto presentation = System::MakeObject<Presentation>();

// Get the top level paragraph format.
auto paragraphFormat = presentation->get_DefaultTextStyle()->GetLevel(0);

if (paragraphFormat != nullptr)
{
    auto defaultPortionFormat = paragraphFormat->get_DefaultPortionFormat();
    defaultPortionFormat->set_FontHeight(14.0f);
    defaultPortionFormat->set_FontBold(NullableBool::True);
}

presentation->Save(u"default_text_style.pptx", SaveFormat::Pptx);
presentation->Dispose();

Extract Text with the All-Caps Effect

In PowerPoint, applying the All Caps font effect makes text appear in uppercase on the slide even when it was originally typed in lowercase. When you retrieve such a text portion with Aspose.Slides, the library returns the text exactly as it was entered. To match the displayed text, check TextCapType and convert the returned string to uppercase when the value is TextCapType::All.

Let’s say we have the following text box on the first slide of the sample2.pptx file.

The All Caps effect

The code example below shows how to extract the text with the All Caps effect applied:

#include <DOM/IAutoShape.h>
#include <DOM/IParagraph.h>
#include <DOM/IPortion.h>
#include <DOM/IPortionFormat.h>
#include <DOM/IPortionFormatEffectiveData.h>
#include <DOM/ISlide.h>
#include <DOM/ITextFrame.h>
#include <DOM/Presentation.h>
#include <DOM/TextCapType.h>
#include <system/console.h>
using namespace Aspose::Slides;

auto presentation = System::MakeObject<Presentation>(u"sample2.pptx");

auto firstShape = presentation->get_Slide(0)->get_Shape(0);
auto autoShape = System::ExplicitCast<IAutoShape>(firstShape);
auto textPortion = autoShape->get_TextFrame()->get_Paragraph(0)->get_Portion(0);

auto originalText = textPortion->get_Text();
System::Console::WriteLine(u"Original text: " + originalText);

auto textFormat = textPortion->get_PortionFormat()->GetEffective();
if (textFormat->get_TextCapType() == TextCapType::All)
{
    auto uppercaseText = originalText.ToUpper();
    System::Console::WriteLine(u"All-Caps effect: " + uppercaseText);
}

presentation->Dispose();

Output:

Original text: Hello, Aspose!
All-Caps effect: HELLO, ASPOSE!

FAQ

How to modify text in a table on a slide?

To modify text in a table on a slide, use ITable. Iterate through the cells and update each cell through ICell::get_TextFrame and paragraph formatting through IParagraph::get_ParagraphFormat.

How to apply gradient color to text in a PowerPoint slide?

To apply a gradient color to text, use IBasePortionFormat::get_FillFormat. Set IFillFormat::set_FillType to FillType::Gradient and configure the gradient stops, direction, and transparency.

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