pptx-manipulation

What This Skill Does

The pptx-manipulation skill is a powerful automation utility designed for OpenClaw users to generate, modify, and manage PowerPoint (.pptx) presentations directly through Python. Built on top of the robust python-pptx library, this skill abstracts the complexity of XML-based slide generation, allowing you to focus on content, structure, and design. Whether you need to programmatically build a 50-slide data report, inject dynamic chart data from CSVs, or automate the mass-creation of branded pitch decks, this skill handles the heavy lifting by executing precise code to manipulate every aspect of the slide object model.

Installation

To integrate this skill into your environment, run the following command in your terminal: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/lijie420461340/pptx-manipulation

Use Cases

• Corporate Reporting: Automatically generate weekly status update slides by pulling KPIs from a spreadsheet and formatting them into consistent bullet points and shapes.
• Sales & Marketing: Generate personalized presentation shells for prospective clients by dynamically inserting company names, contact details, and custom taglines.
• Educational Content: Convert large Markdown documents or text-based research summaries into structured slide decks with clear titles and bulleted hierarchies.
• Bulk Asset Management: Update branding, footers, or logos across hundreds of slides simultaneously without manual opening and saving.

Example Prompts

1. "Create a 10-slide quarterly review presentation based on the bulleted points in my current folder, using the Title-Content layout for all body slides."
2. "Add a new rounded rectangle shape to slide 5 with the text 'Growth Strategy' in bold, 24pt font, positioned at 2 inches from the left and 3 inches from the top."
3. "Open 'annual_report.pptx' and extract all text from every slide, saving the output to a new text file called 'slides_content.txt'."

Tips & Limitations

• Layouts: Always verify your specific template's layout indices, as they can shift depending on the master slide configuration. Using prs.slide_layouts is the safest way to ensure compatibility.
• Media: Ensure your source images are accessible by the file system path provided to the agent.
• Limitations: The skill is ideal for structured content. Heavily customized manual animations or complex OLE objects might not be fully supported via script. If your presentation relies on complex custom master-slide transitions, manual fine-tuning after generation may be required.