# PPTX

> Create a PowerPoint (.pptx) deck from an outline and save it in the out-box. Use when the user wants a real PowerPoint file, not an HTML slideshow.

- Skill: `metadist/pptx` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add metadist/pptx`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/metadist/pptx/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Web & Frontend
- License: Apache-2.0
- Author: metadist (https://skillmd.com/u/metadist)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/metadist/pptx

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# pptx

Create a `.pptx` file on this computer with **Python** and the `python-pptx`
package. Synaplan Desktop does not install packages for you. If `import pptx`
fails, tell the user to install `python-pptx` themselves, then try again.

This skill is original to Synaplan Desktop (Apache-2.0). It is not Anthropic's
document skill.

## When to use

- The user asks for a PowerPoint deck, `.pptx`, or slides that open in
  PowerPoint / Keynote / LibreOffice Impress.
- For a browser slideshow with no extra packages, use the **slides** skill
  instead.

## How to run

```
python3 {this-folder}/run.py OUT.pptx TITLE SLIDE1_TITLE SLIDE1_BODY [SLIDE2_TITLE SLIDE2_BODY ...]
```

- `OUT.pptx` must be inside the out-box.
- Pair remaining arguments as title/body for each slide after the deck title.
- Keep slide bodies short (one or two sentences).

After the script exits 0, tell the user the full path of the file.