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PowerPoint Presentations — Anthropic Skill

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Create and edit PowerPoint decks with varied layouts, editable charts and document validation.

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About this Skill

Create and edit PowerPoint decks with varied layouts, editable charts and document validation. pptxgenjs or OOXML editing tools; office rendering utilities for visual QA.

Why we picked it

Useful when slides must remain editable as a PowerPoint file. It separates new deck creation from template and XML editing, and includes validation and visual inspection guidance.

What it helps with

  • Create a project presentation.
  • Adapt an existing slide template.
  • Extract or reorganize deck content.

How this skill works

1. Inspect source decks and template layouts

Choose PptxGenJS for a new deck or inspect and edit the package when reusing an existing presentation.

2. Create or edit slide content and native charts

Build the slide sequence with consistent typography, editable elements and clear information hierarchy.

3. Validate OOXML and inspect full-resolution slide renders

Validate the package, render thumbnails and fix clipping or overlaps before delivery.

Official pptx instructions

An example task

Try this brief: “Create a short presentation for a fictional community garden project.”

The preview is an original SkillHey illustration of this task. Its content is fictional and is not an official Anthropic screenshot or an agent benchmark.

Second example

Try this brief: “Create a three-slide onboarding deck that explains a fictional product, a first task and a review step.”

Official pptx instructions

Install this skill or its official plugin

For this skill alone, copy its complete directory into the project Skills root using the command above. The final entry is .claude/skills/pptx/SKILL.md. Keep references, scripts and assets with it.

CommandWhat it helps with
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skillsRegister the official Claude Code marketplace.
/plugin install document-skills@anthropic-agent-skillsInstall the official plugin. This may include other skills; see its manifest.

Official repository and plugin manifestClaude Code skill installation documentation

Dependencies and license

pptxgenjs or OOXML editing tools; office rendering utilities for visual QA.

The recipe is free to access; running an agent or external service may have its own costs.

The document skills are source-available under their own license. Review the upstream LICENSE.txt for applicable terms.

Official pptx instructionsOfficial repository and plugin manifest

Before you use it

  • pptxgenjs or OOXML editing tools; office rendering utilities for visual QA.

Supported agents

Claude Code

Frequently asked questions

Is this a separate skill?

Yes. pptx has its own SKILL.md and directory. It also belongs to the Anthropic Official Skills topic.

Official sources

Based on official documentation, with practical scenarios suggested by SkillHey.