Create and Manipulate Tables in PowerPoint PPT/PPTX using Python

readme.md

Read the complete article on how to create and edit tables in PowerPoint PPT/PPTX using Python: https://blog.aspose.com/2022/03/02/work-with-tables-in-powerpoint-ppt-in-python/

create-table.py

import aspose.slides as slides
import aspose.pydrawing as drawing

# Create a new presentation (to load an existing presentation, provide file's path in constructor)
with slides.Presentation() as pres:
    # Access first slide
    sld = pres.slides[0]

    # Define columns with widths and rows with heights
    dblCols =  [50, 50, 50] 
    dblRows =  [50, 30, 30, 30, 30] 

    # Add table shape to slide
    tbl = sld.shapes.add_table(100, 50, dblCols, dblRows)

    # Set border format for each cell
    for row in range(len(tbl.rows)):
        for cell in range(len(tbl.rows[row])):
            
            # Add text
            tbl.rows[row][cell].text_frame.text = "Cell_" + cell

            # Set border
            tbl.rows[row][cell].cell_format.border_top.fill_format.fill_type = slides.FillType.SOLID
            tbl.rows[row][cell].cell_format.border_top.fill_format.solid_fill_color.color = drawing.Color.red
            tbl.rows[row][cell].cell_format.border_top.width = 5

            tbl.rows[row][cell].cell_format.border_bottom.fill_format.fill_type = slides.FillType.SOLID
            tbl.rows[row][cell].cell_format.border_bottom.fill_format.solid_fill_color.color= drawing.Color.red
            tbl.rows[row][cell].cell_format.border_bottom.width =5

            tbl.rows[row][cell].cell_format.border_left.fill_format.fill_type = slides.FillType.SOLID
            tbl.rows[row][cell].cell_format.border_left.fill_format.solid_fill_color.color =drawing.Color.red
            tbl.rows[row][cell].cell_format.border_left.width = 5

            tbl.rows[row][cell].cell_format.border_right.fill_format.fill_type = slides.FillType.SOLID
            tbl.rows[row][cell].cell_format.border_right.fill_format.solid_fill_color.color = drawing.Color.red
            tbl.rows[row][cell].cell_format.border_right.width = 5
        
    # Merge cells 1 & 2 of row 1
    tbl.merge_cells(tbl.rows[0][0], tbl.rows[1][1], False)

    # Add text to the merged cell
    tbl.rows[0][0].text_frame.text = "Merged Cells"

    # Save PPTX to Disk
    pres.save("table.pptx", slides.export.SaveFormat.PPTX)

edit-table.py

# Load presentation
with slides.Presentation("table.pptx") as pres:
    # Access the first slide
    sld = pres.slides[0]

    # Initialize null TableEx
    tbl = None

    # Iterate through the shapes and set a reference to the table found
    for shp in sld.shapes:
        if type(shp) is slides.Table:
            tbl = shp

    # Set the text of the first column of second row
    tbl.rows[0][1].text_frame.text = "New"

    # Save the PPTX to Disk
    pres.save("table1_out.pptx", slides.export.SaveFormat.PPTX)

format-table.py

import aspose.slides as slides

# Create a presentation
with slides.Presentation() as presentation:

    # Add table
    someTable = presentation.slides[0].shapes.add_table(100, 100, [100, 50, 30], [30, 50, 30])

    # Set table cells' font height
    portionFormat = slides.PortionFormat()
    portionFormat.font_height = 25
    someTable.set_text_format(portionFormat)

    # Set table cells' text alignment and right margin in one call
    paragraphFormat = slides.ParagraphFormat()
    paragraphFormat.alignment = slides.TextAlignment.RIGHT
    paragraphFormat.margin_right = 20
    someTable.set_text_format(paragraphFormat)

    # Set table cells' text vertical type
    textFrameFormat = slides.TextFrameFormat()
    textFrameFormat.text_vertical_type = slides.TextVerticalType.VERTICAL
    someTable.set_text_format(textFrameFormat)

    # Save presentation
    presentation.save("table-formatting.pptx", slides.export.SaveFormat.PPTX)

lock-aspect-ratio.py

import aspose.slides as slides

# Create presentation
with slides.Presentation() as pres:
    # Add table
    table = pres.slides[0].shapes.add_table(100, 100, [100, 50, 30], [30, 50, 30])
    print("Lock aspect ratio set: {0}".format(table.shape_lock.aspect_ratio_locked))
    
    # Lock aspect ratio
    table.shape_lock.aspect_ratio_locked = not table.shape_lock.aspect_ratio_locked
    print("Lock aspect ratio set: {0}".format(table.shape_lock.aspect_ratio_locked))

    # Save presentation
    pres.save("pres-out.pptx", slides.export.SaveFormat.PPTX)