Run a PowerPoint presentation in a Windows Form

[Mr. Magic]

How can I run a PowerPoint presentation in a Windows Form? I don't need to
do anything except run it. I can't use the MS PowerPoint viewer because that
opens in a separate window.

TIA - Jeff.

 

[Joe Cool]

How can I run a PowerPoint presentation in a Windows Form? I don't need to
do anything except run it. I can't use the MS PowerPoint viewer because that
opens in a separate window.

I haven't tested this but:

Process.Start("PPT File Name");

should do it.

 

[Alberto Poblacion]

How can I run a PowerPoint presentation in a Windows Form? I don't need to
do anything except run it. I can't use the MS PowerPoint viewer because
that opens in a separate window.

You could capture a "movie" of the presentation by means of a program
such as Camtasia Studio. The movie can then be played in various ways, for
instance, you could use a WebBrowser control embedded in the Form to display
a page that plays the movie.

 

[Anja Länge]

How can I run a PowerPoint presentation in a Windows Form? I don't
need to do anything except run it. I can't use the MS PowerPoint
viewer because that opens in a separate window.

Have you tried to open it in the webbrowsercontrol or the richtextbox?


Anja

 

[Scott M.]

That would just start PowerPoint in a separate window.

 

[Registered User]

How can I run a PowerPoint presentation in a Windows Form? I don't need to
do anything except run it. I can't use the MS PowerPoint viewer because that
opens in a separate window.

Hosting Office in .NET applications
http://blogs.msdn.com/erikaehrli/archive/2005/08/26/hostofficeinnet.aspx
presents a solution.

regards
A.G.

 

[Mr. Magic]

If you go to that link and then try and download the object, it can't find
it. And I've been told that that object isn't supported by Microsoft
anymore.