addText

addText

BASIC / ADVANCED / PREMIUM

Inserts a text into the PowerPoint presentation.

Description
public addText($contents, $position, $paragraphStyles = array(), $options = array())

This method inserts texts into the PowerPoint presentation.

Parameters

contents

Array of text contents and styles.

Key Type Description
text string Text content.
bold bool
characterSpacing int
color string HEX color.
font string Font family.
fontSize int 8, 9, 10, 11...
highlight string HEX color.
hyperlink string Hyperlink. External, bookmark (#firstslide, #lastslide, #nextslide, #previousslide) or slide (#slide with position).
italic bool
lang string Language.
strikethrough bool
underline string Underline: single.

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.

paragraphStyles

Key Type Description
align string left, center, right, justify, distributed.
indentation int EMUs (English Metric Unit)
lineSpacing int|float 1, 1.5, 2...
listLevel int 0, 1, 2...
listStyles array view addList
marginLeft int EMUs (English Metric Unit)
noBullet bool No bullet added. Default as true
parseLineBreaks bool If true parses the line breaks. Default as false
spacingAfter int points (0 >= and <= 158400)
spacingBefore int points (0 >= and <= 158400)

options

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

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require_once 'classes/CreatePptx.php';
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​
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$pptx = new CreatePptx();
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​
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$content = array(
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    'text' => 'My title',
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);
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$pptx->addText($content, array('placeholder' => array('name' => 'Title 1')));
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​
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$content = array(
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    'text' => 'My subtitle',
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    'bold' => true,
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    'underline' => 'single',
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);
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$pptx->addText($content, array('placeholder' => array('name' => 'Subtitle 2')));
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​
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$pptx->savePptx('output');
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​

The resulting PPTX looks like:

Example #2

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require_once 'classes/CreatePptx.php';
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​
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$pptx = new CreatePptx();
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​
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// text box position and styles
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$position = array(
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    'coordinateX' => 770000,
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    'coordinateY' => 507000,
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    'sizeX' => 7000000,
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    'sizeY' => 450000,
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    'textBoxStyles' => array(
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        'border' => array(
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            'color' => 'FF0000',
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            'dash' => 'dash',
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            'width' => 48575,
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        ),
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    ),
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);
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// text box created in addText
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$content = array(
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    array(
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        'text' => 'At vero',
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        'highlight' => '628A54',
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    ),
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    array(
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        'text' => ' eos et ',
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        'bold' => true,
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        'italic' => true,
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        'font' => 'Times New Roman',
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    ),
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    array(
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        'text' => 'accusamus et iusto.',
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        'strikethrough' => true,
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        'color' => '628A54',
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        'italic' => true,
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    ),
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);
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// the getActiveSlideInformation method returns information about placeholders in the current active slide to add text contents
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$pptx->addText($content, array('new' => $position));
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​
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$pptx->savePptx('output');
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​

The resulting PPTX looks like:

Example #3

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require_once 'classes/CreatePptx.php';
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​
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$pptx = new CreatePptx();
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​
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$content = array(
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    'text' => 'My link',
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    'hyperlink' => 'http://www.phppptx.com'
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);
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// the getActiveSlideInformation method returns information about placeholders in the current active slide to add text contents
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$pptx->addText($content, array('placeholder' => array('name' => 'Title 1')));
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​
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$pptx->savePptx('output');
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​

The resulting PPTX looks like:

Release notes
  • phppptx 3.5:
    • distributed align.
    • indentation, marginLeft, spacingAfter, spacingBefore, listLevel, listStyles options.
  • phppptx 2.0:
    • parseLineBreaks option.
  • phppptx 1.0:
    • new method.
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