PowerPoint playbook with linked paths

How it works

1. Create the target slides

   Add the menu and both checklist slides before wiring their links.

2. Link the choice cards

   Call SetHyperlink with a PowerPointSlide target and a descriptive tooltip on each menu card.

3. Provide a return path

   Add a link from each checklist back to the menu and keep the visible label clear.

The rest of the document

The example below shows the document API and layout used for this report. Follow the PowerPoint guide for package setup in your own project.

using OfficeIMO.PowerPoint;

namespace OfficeIMO.Examples.Showcase.Workflows;

/// <summary>Creates a slide-based support playbook with internal links and return navigation.</summary>
internal static class BranchingPlaybook {
    internal static void Create(string folder) {
        using var deck = PowerPointDocument.Create(Path.Combine(folder, "example.pptx"));
        var menu = deck.AddSlide(); var access = deck.AddSlide(); var service = deck.AddSlide();
        Title(menu, "Choose the support path");
        Text(menu, "Select a card in presentation mode to open the relevant checklist.", 1.5, 3.5, 30, 2, 22);
        var accessLink = menu.AddTextBox("One person cannot sign in\nOpen the access checklist",global::OfficeIMO.OfficeLength.Centimeters(2),global::OfficeIMO.OfficeLength.Centimeters(7),global::OfficeIMO.OfficeLength.Centimeters(14),global::OfficeIMO.OfficeLength.Centimeters(5));
        accessLink.FontSize = global::OfficeIMO.OfficeLength.Points(25); accessLink.Color = OfficeColor.Parse("17365D"); accessLink.FillColor = "EAF1FB";
        accessLink.SetHyperlink(access, "Open the access checklist");
        var serviceLink = menu.AddTextBox("Several people report failure\nOpen the service checklist",global::OfficeIMO.OfficeLength.Centimeters(18),global::OfficeIMO.OfficeLength.Centimeters(7),global::OfficeIMO.OfficeLength.Centimeters(14),global::OfficeIMO.OfficeLength.Centimeters(5));
        serviceLink.FontSize = global::OfficeIMO.OfficeLength.Points(25); serviceLink.Color = OfficeColor.Parse("17365D"); serviceLink.FillColor = "E7F6ED";
        serviceLink.SetHyperlink(service, "Open the service checklist");
        Title(access, "Access checklist");
        Text(access, "1. Confirm the affected account and exact error.\n2. Check the user's access and recent changes.\n3. Record the result and route to the access owner.", 2, 5, 29, 8, 26);
        Title(service, "Service checklist");
        Text(service, "1. Establish scope and check service health.\n2. Name an incident owner and capture evidence.\n3. Use the approved recovery procedure if needed.", 2, 5, 29, 8, 26);
        foreach (var slide in new[] { access, service }) {
            var back = slide.AddTextBox("Return to support paths",global::OfficeIMO.OfficeLength.Centimeters(2),global::OfficeIMO.OfficeLength.Centimeters(15),global::OfficeIMO.OfficeLength.Centimeters(16),global::OfficeIMO.OfficeLength.Centimeters(2));
            back.FontSize = global::OfficeIMO.OfficeLength.Points(20); back.Color = OfficeColor.Parse("2563EB"); back.SetHyperlink(menu, "Return to support paths");
        }
        menu.Notes.Text = "The cards are internal slide links. PDF and PNG review copies do not demonstrate presentation-mode behavior.";
        deck.Save();

        void Title(PowerPointSlide slide, string value) => Text(slide, value, 1.5, 1.3, 30, 2, 32);
        void Text(PowerPointSlide slide, string value, double x, double y, double width, double height, int size) {
            var box = slide.AddTextBox(value,global::OfficeIMO.OfficeLength.Centimeters(x),global::OfficeIMO.OfficeLength.Centimeters(y),global::OfficeIMO.OfficeLength.Centimeters(width),global::OfficeIMO.OfficeLength.Centimeters(height)); box.FontSize = global::OfficeIMO.OfficeLength.Points(size); box.Color = OfficeColor.Parse("17365D");
        }
    }
}

Use this in your project

Replace the scenarios and add more target slides as needed. Keep the menu concise and provide a return link from every branch.

The PowerPoint guide explains package setup and related document APIs.

Continue with another example

• PowerPointA short training quiz deck
• MarkdownA portable incident runbook