PPTX
Officialby Anthropic
document generationintermediate
pptxpowerpointpresentationslidesdocument-generationofficeanthropic-officialdesign
An official Anthropic agent skill that enables Claude to create, read, edit, and manipulate PowerPoint (.pptx) presentations. Build polished slide decks from scratch using PptxGenJS with curated color palettes (Midnight Executive, Forest & Moss, Coral Energy), edit existing templates via XML unpacking, and run visual quality assurance that catches overlapping elements, text overflow, and alignment issues before delivery.
Installation
claude install-skill https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/pptx
Key Features
- ✓Create presentations from scratch using PptxGenJS with full control over layouts, text, shapes, images, charts, and tables
- ✓Edit existing PowerPoint files via an unpack-edit-repack XML workflow that preserves template formatting
- ✓Professional design system with 10+ curated color palettes and typography standards (36-44pt titles, 14-16pt body)
- ✓Visual quality assurance pipeline that converts slides to JPEG and inspects for overlapping elements, text overflow, and alignment issues
- ✓Rich content support including SVG icons, base64 images, multi-column layouts, and full-bleed image overlays
- ✓Template-based editing with a 7-step workflow: analyze, plan, unpack, build structure, edit content, clean, repack
Use Cases
- →Generating investor pitch decks and financial presentations with proper formatting conventions
- →Creating marketing slide decks with varied layouts — multi-column, image+text combos, and full-bleed backgrounds
- →Batch-editing existing corporate PowerPoint templates while preserving brand styling
- →Converting data and research findings into visually polished presentation slides
- →Building training and onboarding materials with consistent professional design