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add-textbox-to-presentation-with-python-ptpx.py
from pptx import Presentation
from pptx.util import Inches, Pt
presentation = Presentation()
blank_slide_layout = presentation.slide_layouts[6]
slide = presentation.slides.add_slide(blank_slide_layout)
#set the dimensions of the text box
left = top = width = height = Inches(1)
txBox = slide.shapes.add_textbox(left, top, width, height)
tf = txBox.text_frame
tf.text = "Adding text to a textbox in slide"
p = tf.add_paragraph()
p.text = "A second paragraph in bold"
p.font.bold = True
p = tf.add_paragraph()
p.text = "A big third paragraph"
p.font.size = Pt(40)
presentation.save('textBox_in_presentation.pptx')
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