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pptx Skill

Author
Anthropic
Topics
Documents & Content Creation
License
Proprietary. LICENSE.txt has complete terms
First seen
2026-07-09
Last confirmed
2026-07-13
Explanation last updated
2026-07-12

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This skill (pptx) provides Claude with instructions and helper scripts for working with .pptx files, whenever such a file is used as input, output, or both, according to the SKILL.md source. It covers three main workflows: extracting/reading text and content, editing or creating a presentation from an existing template, and creating a presentation from scratch. It points to companion guides (editing.md, pptxgenjs.md) for detailed steps, and to scripts such as markitdown, thumbnail.py, unpack.py, and soffice.py for reading, rendering, and unpacking .pptx files. The document also gives design recommendations (color palettes, typography, layout, spacing) and defines a required QA process combining content checks and visual inspection of rendered slide images.

Overview

According to the SKILL.md source, pptx is not a SaaS product but a Claude 'skill' — a set of instructions plus bundled scripts — that guides the assistant through reading, editing, and creating PowerPoint (.pptx) files, including design and quality-check guidance.

What you can do with pptx

  • Extract text/content from a .pptx file using python -m markitdown
  • Generate a visual thumbnail overview of slides with scripts/thumbnail.py
  • Unpack a .pptx into raw XML with scripts/office/unpack.py for direct manipulation
  • Edit or create a presentation from an existing template, following editing.md
  • Create a presentation from scratch using pptxgenjs, following pptxgenjs.md
  • Apply design guidance covering color palettes, font pairings, layout options, and spacing rules
  • Convert slides to images (via soffice.py and pdftoppm) and run required content QA and visual QA before finishing

Sources

Original description (English)

Use this skill any time a .pptx file is involved in any way — as input, output, or both. This includes: creating slide decks, pitch decks, or presentations; reading, parsing, or extracting text from any .pptx file (even if the extracted content will be used elsewhere, like in an email or summary); editing, modifying, or updating existing presentations; combining or splitting slide files; working with templates, layouts, speaker notes, or comments. Trigger whenever the user mentions "deck," "slides," "presentation," or references a .pptx filename, regardless of what they plan to do with the content afterward. If a .pptx file needs to be opened, created, or touched, use this skill.

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