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travisjneuman (@travisjneuman) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Document Skills by travisjneuman — Agent Skill

Name: Document Skills
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: travisjneuman

File contents

Document Skills Suite

Comprehensive document handling for Microsoft Office formats and PDFs.

Available Sub-Skills

Skill	Format	Capabilities
`docx`	Word (.docx)	Create, edit, analyze, tracked changes, comments
`pdf`	PDF (.pdf)	Extract text, tables, metadata, merge/split
`pptx`	PowerPoint (.pptx)	Create, edit presentations, layouts, charts
`xlsx`	Excel (.xlsx)	Spreadsheet manipulation, formulas, charts

When to Use

Creating professional documents from scratch
Editing existing Office files
Extracting content from PDFs
Working with tracked changes
Generating reports and presentations
Data analysis in spreadsheets

Workflow

Identify document type needed
Load appropriate sub-skill: Skill(document-skills/docx), etc.
Follow sub-skill specific workflow

Sub-Skill Details

docx (Word Documents)

Create: Use docx-js (JavaScript/TypeScript)
Edit: Use Document library (Python)
Analyze: Use pandoc for text extraction
See document-skills/docx/SKILL.md for full details

pdf (PDF Documents)

Extract text, tables, metadata
Merge and split documents
See document-skills/pdf/SKILL.md for full details

pptx (PowerPoint)

Create and edit presentations
Work with layouts and charts
See document-skills/pptx/SKILL.md for full details

xlsx (Excel)

Spreadsheet manipulation
Formulas and analysis
See document-skills/xlsx/SKILL.md for full details

--- name: document-skills description: "Professional document creation, editing, and analysis for Office formats (docx, pdf, pptx, xlsx). Use when working with Word documents, PDFs, PowerPoint presentations, or Excel spreadsheets." --- # Document Skills Suite Comprehensive document handling for Microsoft Office formats and PDFs. ## Available Sub-Skills | Skill | Format | Capabilities | | ------ | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------ | | `docx` | Word (.docx) | Create, edit, analyze, tracked changes, comments | | `pdf` | PDF (.pdf) | Extract text, tables, metadata, merge/split | | `pptx` | PowerPoint (.pptx) | Create, edit presentations, layouts, charts | | `xlsx` | Excel (.xlsx) | Spreadsheet manipulation, formulas, charts | ## When to Use - Creating professional documents from scratch - Editing existing Office files - Extracting content from PDFs - Working with tracked changes - Generating reports and presentations - Data analysis in spreadsheets ## Workflow 1. Identify document type needed 2. Load appropriate sub-skill: `Skill(document-skills/docx)`, etc. 3. Follow sub-skill specific workflow ## Sub-Skill Details ### docx (Word Documents) - **Create**: Use docx-js (JavaScript/TypeScript) - **Edit**: Use Document library (Python) - **Analyze**: Use pandoc for text extraction - See `document-skills/docx/SKILL.md` for full details ### pdf (PDF Documents) - Extract text, tables, metadata - Merge and split documents - See `document-skills/pdf/SKILL.md` for full details ### pptx (PowerPoint) - Create and edit presentations - Work with layouts and charts - See `document-skills/pptx/SKILL.md` for full details ### xlsx (Excel) - Spreadsheet manipulation - Formulas and analysis - See `document-skills/xlsx/SKILL.md` for full details

Frequently asked questions

Document Skills