This documentation is available from the following location: PowerPoint 2010 primary interop assembly reference.įor more information about the design of the PowerPoint PIA, such as the differences between classes and interfaces in the PIA and how events in the PIA are implemented, see Overview of classes and interfaces in the Office primary interop assemblies. The PowerPoint PIA reference documentation describes the types in the primary interop assembly for PowerPoint. Use the PowerPoint object model documentationįor complete information about the PowerPoint object model, you can refer to the PowerPoint primary interop assembly (PIA) reference and the VBA object model reference. For more information about primary interop assemblies, see Office solutions development overview (VSTO) and Office primary interop assemblies. All types in the PowerPoint primary interop assembly are defined in the namespace. The primary interop assembly acts as a bridge between the managed code in the VSTO Add-in and the COM object model in PowerPoint. When you call into the PowerPoint object model, you use types that are provided in the primary interop assembly for PowerPoint. For more information, see Program VSTO Add-Ins. The Application field returns a Application object that represents the current instance of PowerPoint. To access the PowerPoint object model from a VSTO Add-in, use the Application field of the ThisAddIn class in your project. Programmatically create and format presentations. These types enable you to write code to accomplish common tasks: The PowerPoint object model exposes many types that you can use to automate PowerPoint. Automate PowerPoint by using the PowerPoint object model Office Add-ins have a small footprint compared to VSTO Add-ins and solutions, and you can build them by using almost any web programming technology, such as HTML5, JavaScript, CSS3, and XML. Interested in developing solutions that extend the Office experience across multiple platforms? Check out the new Office Add-ins model.

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