Is there a way to both get the current XML of a Powerpoint and load an edited version of the XML into the PowerPoint?

Question

I am creating a Powerpoint Taskpane Add-in and need a way to read the current XML of the entire Powerpoint when the taskpane is open, then I need a way to be able to load in XML.

I'm aware there's the API to interact with the objects, but it'd be way more helpful to get it in XML format.

I tried putting it together myself using the Powerpoint JavaScript API but need it in XML.

Answer 1

Yes, you can extract the current XML of a PowerPoint by saving it as a .pptx file (which is a ZIP archive containing XML files). To load an edited version, you would modify the XML files inside the archive and then repackage the files back into a .pptx file.