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PPTX

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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PPTX Skill

Quick Reference

Task Guide
Read/analyze content python -m markitdown presentation.pptx
Edit or create from template Read editing.md
Create from scratch Read pptxgenjs.md

Reading Content

# Text extraction
python -m markitdown presentation.pptx

# Visual overview
python scripts/thumbnail.py presentation.pptx

# Raw XML
python scripts/office/unpack.py presentation.pptx unpacked/

Editing Workflow

Read editing.md for full details.

  1. Analyze template with thumbnail.py
  2. Unpack → manipulate slides → edit content → clean → pack

Creating from Scratch

Read pptxgenjs.md for full details.

Use when no template or reference presentation is available.

Dependencies

  • pip install "markitdown[pptx]" - text extraction
  • pip install Pillow - thumbnail grids
  • npm install -g pptxgenjs - creating from scratch
  • LibreOffice (soffice) - PDF conversion (auto-configured for sandboxed environments via scripts/office/soffice.py)
  • Poppler (pdftoppm) - PDF to images

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npx skillmds@latest add darker2016/pptx