Set Background of Slides in PowerPoint using Java

readme.md

Learn about how to set background of the PowerPoint presentations using Java: https://blog.aspose.com/2021/08/03/set-slide-background-in-powerpoint-using-java/

set-master-slide-background.java

// Instantiate the Presentation class that represents the presentation file
Presentation pres = new Presentation("presentation.pptx");
try {
    // Set the background color of the Master ISlide to green
    pres.getMasters().get_Item(0).getBackground().setType(BackgroundType.OwnBackground);
    pres.getMasters().get_Item(0).getBackground().getFillFormat().setFillType(FillType.Solid);
    pres.getMasters().get_Item(0).getBackground().getFillFormat().getSolidFillColor().setColor(Color.GREEN);
    
    // Save presentation
    pres.save("MasterBG.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

set-slide-background.java

// Instantiate the Presentation class that represents the presentation file
Presentation pres = new Presentation("presentation.pptx");
try {
    // Set the background color of the first ISlide to blue
    pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getBackground().setType(BackgroundType.OwnBackground);
    pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getBackground().getFillFormat().setFillType(FillType.Solid);
    pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getBackground().getFillFormat().getSolidFillColor().setColor(Color.BLUE);
    
    // Save the presentation
    pres.save("ContentBG.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

set-slide-gradient-background.java

// Instantiate the Presentation class that represents the presentation file
Presentation pres = new Presentation("presentation.pptx");
try {
    // Apply Gradient effect to the Background
    pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getBackground().setType(BackgroundType.OwnBackground);
    pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getBackground().getFillFormat().setFillType(FillType.Gradient);
    pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getBackground().getFillFormat().getGradientFormat().setTileFlip(TileFlip.FlipBoth);
    
    // Save presentation
    pres.save("ContentBG_Grad.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

set-slide-image-background.java

// Instantiate the Presentation class that represents the presentation file
Presentation pres = new Presentation();
try {
    // Set the background with Image
    pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getBackground().setType(BackgroundType.OwnBackground);
    pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getBackground().getFillFormat().setFillType(FillType.Picture);
    pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getBackground().getFillFormat().getPictureFillFormat()
            .setPictureFillMode(PictureFillMode.Stretch);
    
    // Set the picture
    IPPImage imgx = pres.getImages().addImage(Files.readAllBytes(Paths.get("Desert.jpg")));
    
    // Add image to presentation's images collection
    pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getBackground().getFillFormat().getPictureFillFormat().getPicture().setImage(imgx);
    
    // Save presentation
    pres.save("ContentBG_Img.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
} catch (IOException e) {
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}