Presentation Builder

What it does

This skill enables an AI agent to create, edit, and analyze .pptx (PowerPoint) files. It allows for text extraction by converting presentations to markdown format, accessing raw XML content for features like comments and animations, and even creating new presentations from HTML slides. The tool provides workflows for reading, unpacking, and analyzing the structure of PowerPoint files, including typography and color schemes.

When to use it

• You need to extract text content from a PowerPoint presentation.
• You require access to specific elements within a .pptx file like speaker notes or slide layouts.
• You want to create a new PowerPoint presentation based on an HTML design.
• You need to analyze the typography and color scheme of an existing presentation for emulation purposes.
• You are creating a presentation and require guidance on selecting appropriate design elements.

Key capabilities

• .pptx file creation, editing, and analysis.
• Conversion of .pptx files to markdown format.
• Access to raw XML content within PowerPoint files (comments, speaker notes, slide layouts, animations).
• Unpacking of .pptx files using a provided script (unpack.py).
• Extraction of typography and color information from theme and slide content.
• Creation of presentations from HTML slides via html2pptx.

Example prompts

• "Extract the text from this PowerPoint file: [path-to-file.pptx]"
• "Analyze the colors used in this presentation to understand its design: [path-to-file.pptx]"
• "Create a new PowerPoint presentation based on this HTML content."

Tips & gotchas

• Design Approach: Always state your intended design approach (tone, branding, color palette) before generating any presentation code.
• Font Restrictions: When creating presentations, use only web-safe fonts like Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, etc.
• Script Location: The unpack.py script is located at skills/presentation-builder/ooxml/scripts/unpack.py. If you cannot find it, use the command find . -name "unpack.py" to locate its path.