PresentationML Slides - Common Slide Data
The content for a slide of any type is contained within a parent <p:cSld> (common slide data) element. That is, if information is applicable to only one particular slide type (such as a transition for a presentation slide or <p:sld>), then it is contained outside of the <p:cSld> element. Anything that could appear in any slide type is within the <p:cSld> element. The <p:cSld> element is the child of the root element of the particular slide type (so a child of <p:sld> or <p:sldMaster> or <p:sldLayout>, etc.).
Slide content consists mostly of shapes and tables positioned on the slide; the shapes and tables themselves contain text or other content. See DrawingML - Shapes and DrawingML - Tables for more on shapes and tables. These shapes and tables are contained within a <p:spTree> element, which is a child of <p:cSld>. So most of the slide content is within the <p:cSld> of the slide, and most of the content of the <p:cSld> is within the <p:spTree>. Therefore when speaking of slide content, most of the discussion is about the <p:spTree>. Below is a sample slide with two shapes.
The <p:cSld> element may contain the child elements shown below. Note that there is one possible attribute: name, which may be used to identify the common slide data.
Elements:
Element | Description |
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<p:bg> | Specifies the background for the slide. For details, see Slide Properties - Background. |
<p:controls> | Specifies a list of embedded controls for the slide. Not covered here. |
<p:custDataLst> | Allows for the specification of customer-defined data. Not covered here. |
<p:extLst> | Allows for the specification of extensions which may be used to store various kinds of data. Not covered here. |
<p:spTree> | Specifies all shape-based objects on the slide, either grouped or not. For more on the shape tree, see Slides - Content - Shapes. |