Copy slides from ppt & paste it as an image in excel sheet.

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I'm using MATLAB to handle 2 different files (.ppt & .xls). I want to copy the slide from .ppt file and paste it as an image in the excel sheet. I tried to use following code:
ppt = actxserver('Powerpoint.Application');
myppt = ppt.Presentations.Open(filename);
slides = myppt.Slides;
cpy = slides(1).Copy;
The last line does not execute. I tried using 'Duplicate' as well, but that does not work as well. Can anyone help me with this problem?

Accepted Answer

Geetla Sindhu
Geetla Sindhu on 10 Nov 2022
Hello Himanshu,
I understand that you are trying to copy the slide from .ppt file and paste in an excel sheet.
You can try the workaround provided below to solve the issue:
% Create an ActiveX object
>> ppt = actxserver('powerpoint.application');
>> ppt.Visible = 1;
% Open an existing presentation by supplying the full path to the file
>> myppt = ppt.Presentations.Open('C:\MyFolder\test.ppt');
% Slides
>> slides = myppt.Slides;
% Select a slide
>> slide = slides.Item(1);
>> cpy = slide.Duplicate;
This code will create a copy of the slide which you want to paste in the excel sheet.
You can refer to the below documentation to paste the image into an excel sheet.
Thank you.

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