A sophisticated tool for programmatically creating, inspecting, and editing Microsoft PowerPoint presentations with a focus on template fidelity and visual quality.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install chen-powerpoint-pptx
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install chen-powerpoint-pptx using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Powerpoint / PPTX?
The Powerpoint / PPTX skill is a robust solution for developers and AI agents to manage Microsoft PowerPoint workflows within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem. It goes beyond simple text insertion by providing deep access to the OOXML structure of .pptx files, including masters, layouts, placeholders, and speaker notes. This skill ensures that any generated or edited deck maintains professional standards, respecting existing themes and branding without the common pitfalls of manual automation.
By leveraging advanced inventory and inspection techniques, the skill allows for reliable content replacement and template-driven work. It is specifically designed to handle complex presentation tasks such as chart data series mapping, visual QA to prevent text overflow, and the preservation of metadata like comments and linked assets, making it an essential component of any automated document pipeline.
Powerpoint / PPTX Use Cases
- Generating professional business decks from scratch using established corporate templates.
- Automating the extraction of text and data from existing .pptx files for analysis or migration.
- Performing bulk edits or branding updates across multiple presentation files while maintaining layout integrity.
- Conducting automated visual QA to detect clipped shapes, overlapping text, or leftover template placeholder content.
- Converting brief business messaging or data reports into structured, multi-column slide layouts.
How Powerpoint / PPTX Works
- Workflow Selection: The skill evaluates the specific task—such as extraction, editing, or template-based creation—to determine the safest manipulation strategy.
- Deck Inventory: It performs a comprehensive scan of the file to count layouts, identify placeholder indexes, and map typography and color patterns.
- Content Mapping: AI-driven logic matches provided text and media to the appropriate placeholder counts, ensuring content isn't forced into ill-fitting layouts.
- Visual Language Preservation: The tool applies edits within the context of the deck's master theme and aspect ratio to ensure consistency across all slides.
- Multi-Pass QA: It executes separate content and visual quality assurance checks to verify that both the data is accurate and the layout remains clean and readable.
- Final Rendering: The deck is finalized with a focus on portability, ensuring it renders correctly across different PowerPoint versions and viewers.
Powerpoint / PPTX Setup
To integrate this capability into your environment using Openclaw Skills, run the following command in your terminal:
clawhub install powerpoint-pptx
Ensure your environment is synced to receive the latest updates for template inventory and layout mapping improvements:
clawhub sync
Powerpoint / PPTX Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes and interacts with PowerPoint data through a structured taxonomy:
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| OOXML Parts | Direct access to slides, layouts, masters, media, and notes. |
| Placeholders | Indexed targets for titles, body text, charts, and images. |
| Metadata | Management of speaker notes, user comments, and file properties. |
| Visual Assets | Handling of charts, tables, and linked media series. |
| Theme Data | Storage of font sets, color palettes, and spacing systems. |
Powerpoint / PPTX Advanced Features
- Template-Driven Logic: Prioritizes existing master slide definitions over generic design styles to maintain brand consistency.
- Thumbnail-Style Inspection: Uses visual rendering to detect layout bugs that text-based inspection might miss.
- Series-Aware Charting: Validates that data series lengths match chart placeholders to prevent broken visual elements.
- Multi-Source Normalization: Tools to merge slides from different decks while automatically reconciling conflicting themes and masters.
- Robust Portability Checks: Optimizes content to ensure complex effects remain intact when shared across different software pipelines.
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