# Java Extract Text from SmartArt in PowerPoint

In my previous articles, I have posted  [how to create a SmartArt in PowerPoint](https://janezzz.hashnode.dev/java-how-to-create-a-smartart-graphic-in-powerpoint-cke8ack92006ucls10vm26ndg) . In this article I will share how to extract text from SmartArt in PowerPoint in Java applications.

**Tools Used:**            
● Free Spire.Presentation for Java            
● IntelliJ IDEA


**Installation**               
**Method 1:** Download the  [Free Spire.Presentation for Java](https://www.e-iceblue.com/Download/presentation-for-java-free.html)  and unzip it. Then add the Spire.Presentation.jar file to your project as dependency.

**Method 2:** You can also add the jar dependency to your maven project by adding the following configurations to the pom.xml.
```xml
<repositories>
        <repository>
            <id>com.e-iceblue</id>
            <name>e-iceblue</name>
            <url>http://repo.e-iceblue.com/nexus/content/groups/public/</url>
        </repository>
</repositories>
<dependencies>
    <dependency>
        <groupId>e-iceblue</groupId>
        <artifactId>spire.presentation.free</artifactId>
        <version>3.9.0</version>
    </dependency>
</dependencies>
```

**Java Code**
```java
import com.spire.presentation.Presentation;
import com.spire.presentation.diagrams.ISmartArt;
import java.io.*;

public class extractTextFromSmartArt {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        Presentation presentation = new Presentation();
        presentation.loadFromFile("SmartArt.pptx");

        //Create a new TXT File
        String result = "extractTextFromSmartArt.txt";
        File file=new File(result);
        if(file.exists()){
            file.delete();
        }
        file.createNewFile();
        FileWriter fw =new FileWriter(file,true);
        BufferedWriter bw =new BufferedWriter(fw);

        bw.write("Below is the extracted text from SmartArt:" + "\r\n");

        //Traverse through all the slides of the PPT file and find the SmartArt shapes.
        for (int i = 0; i < presentation.getSlides().getCount(); i++)
        {
            for (int j = 0; j < presentation.getSlides().get(i).getShapes().getCount(); j++)
            {
                if (presentation.getSlides().get(i).getShapes().get(j) instanceof ISmartArt)
                {
                    ISmartArt smartArt = (ISmartArt)presentation.getSlides().get(i).getShapes().get(j);

                    //Extract text from SmartArt and append to the StringBuilder object.
                    for (int k = 0; k < smartArt.getNodes().getCount(); k++)
                    {
                        bw.write(smartArt.getNodes().get(k).getTextFrame().getText() + "\r\n");
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        bw.flush();
        bw.close();
        fw.close();

    }
}
```

**Output**
![sa.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1604304215482/-HOIbAQLL.png)