PowerPoint Presentation Tool

This skill enables creating and manipulating Microsoft PowerPoint presentations using Node.js tools.

Capabilities

• Create new presentations from scratch with multiple slides

• Add slides with different layouts (title, content, section, blank)

• Insert text including titles, subtitles, and bullet points

• Add tables with headers and data rows

• Create charts (bar, line, pie) from data

• Insert images at specific positions and sizes

• Apply formatting with fonts, colors, and positioning

When to Use

Invoke this skill when the user:

• Mentions PowerPoint, presentations, slides, or .pptx files

• Asks to create a presentation, pitch deck, or slideshow

• Needs to visualize information in slide format

• Wants to create slides from outlines or data

• Asks for visual presentations or reports

How to Use

The PowerPoint tool is implemented at src/tools/powerpoint-tool.ts . Invoke using the Bash tool:

Creating a Presentation

ts-node src/tools/powerpoint-tool.ts create "/path/to/presentation.pptx" '{"title":"My Presentation","slides":[{"type":"title","title":"Welcome","subtitle":"Introduction"}]}'

Creating from Outline

ts-node src/tools/powerpoint-tool.ts outline "/path/to/presentation.pptx" '{"title":"Product Launch","slides":[{"title":"Overview","points":["Point 1","Point 2"]}]}'

JSON Structure for Creating Presentations

Full Structure

{ "title": "Presentation Title", "author": "Author Name", "slides": [ { "type": "title", "title": "Main Title", "subtitle": "Subtitle Text" }, { "type": "content", "title": "Slide Title", "content": ["Bullet 1", "Bullet 2", "Bullet 3"] }, { "type": "section", "title": "Section Header" } ] }

Outline Format (Simpler)

{ "title": "Presentation Title", "slides": [ { "title": "Slide 1 Title", "points": ["Point 1", "Point 2"] } ] }

Implementation

Uses the pptxgenjs npm library for PowerPoint file generation.