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.