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addLink

BASIC / ADVANCED / PREMIUM

Inserts a link into the PowerPoint presentation.

Description

public addLink($link, $linkText, $position, $linkStyles = array(), $paragraphStyles = array(), $options = array())

This method inserts a link into the PowerPoint presentation.

This method calls addText to add the new link. A link can also be added using addText with the hyperlink option.

Parameters

link

External link, bookmark (#firstslide, #lastslide, #nextslide, #previousslide) or slide (#slide with position).

linkText

Text Content.

position

Key	Type	Description
placeholder	array	The content is added in a placeholder of the layout. One of the following options can be used to get the text box. 'name' (string) placeholder name. 'descr' (string) placeholder alt text (descr) value. 'position' (int) placeholder position by order. 0 is the first order position. 'type' (string) title (Title), body (Body), ctrTitle (Centered Title), subTitle (Subtitle).
new	array	A new position is generated. 'coordinateX' (int) EMUs (English Metric Unit). 'coordinateY' (int) EMUs (English Metric Unit). 'sizeX' (int) EMUs (English Metric Unit). 'sizeY' (int) EMUs (English Metric Unit). 'name' (string) placeholder internal name. If not set, a random name is generated. 'order' (int) set the display order. Default after existing contents. 0 is the first order position. If the order position doesn't exist add after existing contents. 'textBoxStyles' (array) See addTextBox for text box styles.

linkStyles

Array of styles.

Key	Type	Description
bold	bool
characterSpacing	int
color	string	HEX color.
font	string	Font family.
fontSize	int	8, 9, 10, 11...
highlight	string	HEX color.
italic	bool
lang	string	Language.
strikethrough	bool
underline	string	Underline: single.

paragraphStyles

Key	Type	Description
align	string	left, center, right, justify.
lineSpacing	int\|float	1, 1.5, 2...
noBullet	bool	No bullet added. Default as true
parseLineBreaks	bool	If true parses the line breaks. Default as false

options

Key	Type	Description
insertMode	string	Insert mode if the position contains an existing content: append replace Default as append.

Key

Type

Description

insertMode

string

Insert mode if the position contains an existing content:

append
replace

Default as append.

Exceptions

Position not valid.

Hyperlink slide position not valid.

Code samples

Example #1

require_once 'classes/CreatePptx.php';

$pptx = new CreatePptx();

$pptx->addLink('https://www.phppptx.com', 'My link', array('placeholder' => array('name' => 'Title 1')));

// add new slide using the Title and Content layout
$pptx->addSlide(array('layout' => 'Title and Content'));

// the new slide has not been set as the active one. Add a new link in the active slide (the first slide)
$pptx->addLink('#slide1', 'link', array('placeholder' => array('name' => 'Subtitle 2')), array('bold' => true));

// add new slide using the Blank layout and set is the active slide
$pptx->addSlide(array('layout' => 'Blank', 'active' => true));

// text box position and styles
$position = array(
    'coordinateX' => 770000,
    'coordinateY' => 507000,
    'sizeX' => 7000000,
    'sizeY' => 450000,
    'textBoxStyles' => array(
        'border' => array(
            'color' => 'FF0000',
            'dash' => 'dash',
            'width' => 48575,
        ),
    ),
);
$pptx->addLink('#firstslide', 'Link to the first slide.', array('new' => $position), array(), array('align' => 'center'));

$pptx->savePptx('output');

The resulting PPTX looks like:

Release notes

phppptx 3.0:
- new method.