How does Claude create new PowerPoint files with this skill?

Claude uses an html2pptx workflow where slides are first designed in HTML for precise layout control and then converted into standard PowerPoint files via specialized scripts.

Is it possible to extract speaker notes and comments?

Yes, the skill accesses the raw Office Open XML structure to read and write speaker notes, slide layouts, and modern comments that are often missed by standard text extractors.

How do I verify the visual quality of generated slides?

The skill includes a thumbnail generation utility that creates a visual grid of all slides, allowing you to inspect layouts for text cutoff, overlap, or contrast issues.

Can I use this skill to edit existing corporate templates?

Yes, the skill provides tools to unpack .pptx files, modify the underlying XML to match template placeholders, and repackage the presentation while maintaining brand integrity.

PowerPoint PPTX Tools

Name: PowerPoint PPTX Tools
Author: macnversion

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Content Management

Creates, modifies, and analyzes PowerPoint presentations using automated OOXML manipulation and HTML conversion workflows.

The pptx skill enables Claude to perform professional-grade presentation engineering, ranging from deep content analysis to the creation of brand-new decks. It provides a robust framework for extracting text, speaker notes, and metadata from existing files while offering specialized workflows for generating slides from HTML templates. By utilizing raw Office Open XML (OOXML) access, the skill allows for granular editing of slide layouts, themes, and animations. It also includes visual validation tools like thumbnail generation to ensure that AI-generated content meets high design standards, making it an essential tool for automating reporting, branding updates, and data-driven storytelling.

Key Features

01Granular OOXML editing for modifying existing slide layouts, themes, and XML structures.

02Visual validation system via automated thumbnail generation and layout inspection.

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04Automated text and metadata extraction including speaker notes and modern comments.

05Support for custom color palettes, typography systems, and complex chart integration.

06Pixel-perfect presentation creation using an HTML-to-PPTX conversion engine.

Use Cases

01Automating the generation of recurring data-heavy business reports and slide decks.

02Extracting and summarizing insights from complex decks including hidden metadata and notes.

03Batch-updating corporate branding across large libraries of existing presentations.

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add macnversion/skills pptx

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT