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PowerPoint decks (pptx)

Build, edit or read slide decks as proper PowerPoint files, templates included.

FreeBy Anthropic
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What is it?

Teaches Claude how to create a new slide deck, edit an existing one, or pull the text out of a presentation someone sent you. It can start from your company's .pptx template so the result matches your layouts and fonts.

Without the skill, Claude tends to produce an outline and leave the slide-building to you. With it, Claude writes the file directly, checks each slide visually, and keeps charts and speaker notes intact.

Install in Claude Code

In Claude Code run /plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills, then /plugin install document-skills@anthropic-agent-skills. That one plugin installs the Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF skills together.

Try this prompt

Paste into Claude Code
Make a 10-slide pitch deck for my cafe's catering service using our existing PowerPoint template, with speaker notes.

Who it's for

Marketers, founders and consultants who present to clients and want the deck done, not just drafted.

Best for

  • Pitch and sales decks
  • Monthly client reports
  • Updating last quarter's deck
  • Summarising a deck someone sent you

Why it made the list

It respects your existing template, which is the difference between a usable deck and a pretty throwaway.

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