---
name: pptx
display_name: PowerPoint
description: Create, edit, and extract content from .pptx presentations — slide decks, pitch decks, speaker notes, animations, and templates.
category: Documents & Files
platforms: [claude.ai, claude-code, api]
version: 1.0.0
author: Claude Code
tags: [pptx]
---

# PowerPoint

## Overview

Create, edit, and extract content from .pptx presentations — slide decks, pitch decks, speaker notes, animations, and templates.

## When to Use This Skill

Use **PowerPoint** when you need to:

- Work with powerpoint tasks in your project or workflow
- Automate powerpoint operations at scale
- Generate production-quality powerpoint output quickly

## Instructions

When this skill is active, Claude will:

1. Understand the full context of your powerpoint request
2. Apply best practices and conventions for Documents & Files
3. Produce clean, well-structured, production-ready output
4. Explain key decisions and offer alternatives where relevant

## Examples

### Example 1 — Basic Usage

**User:** Help me get started with powerpoint.

**Claude:** I'll walk you through the essential steps for powerpoint in your context...

### Example 2 — Advanced Usage

**User:** I need a production-ready powerpoint setup with full error handling.

**Claude:** Here's a complete, production-hardened powerpoint implementation...

## Guidelines

- Always validate inputs before processing
- Follow the conventions of the target platform or language
- Prefer explicit over implicit — clarity beats cleverness
- Include comments for non-obvious logic
- Suggest tests or validation steps where appropriate

## Dependencies

Required: python, python-pptx

## Platforms

Available on: claude.ai, claude-code, api

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*Part of the [claude-skills](https://github.com/inbharatai/claude-skills) collection — 183+ skills for Claude.*