--- name: pptx description: > Create polished PowerPoint (.pptx) presentations directly from a topic or content description. Uses HTML as an invisible internal design intermediate — the HTML is never shown to the user. The final and only deliverable is a .pptx file saved to outputs/. Use this skill whenever the user asks to: make a PPT / PowerPoint / 幻灯片 / 演示文稿, generate slides about a topic, or turn any content into a presentation deck. Supports Chinese and English. Always outputs .pptx, never HTML. --- # PPTX Skill Generate a polished PPTX in three phases. The HTML draft is purely internal — never reference or expose it to the user. ## Phase 1 — Design the HTML Draft (Internal only) Write a single self-contained HTML presentation to `tmp/-draft.html`. **Design principles:** - Choose a bold, distinctive aesthetic (dark editorial, pastel geometry, neon cyber, etc.) - Define a CSS `:root {}` block with named color variables: `--bg`, `--bg1`, `--bg2`, `--text`, `--muted`, `--accent`, `--dim`, etc. Use hex values only. - Each `
` is one slide. Viewport-locked `100vh`, scroll-snap, no overflow. - Use Google Fonts — avoid Inter/Roboto. Good choices: Fraunces, DM Sans, Syne, Outfit, Cormorant. - Staggered reveal animations are fine for the HTML but irrelevant to PPTX. This HTML serves one purpose: capture **color theme + slide structure + text content + layout intent** before building the PPTX. ## Phase 2 — Extract Theme & Build PPTX 1. Read `tmp/-draft.html` 2. Extract the CSS color theme using `extract_theme_from_html()` from `scripts/pptx_builder.py` 3. Write a one-off build script to `tmp/-build.py`: - Import `Builder` from `scripts/pptx_builder.py` (add skills scripts dir to sys.path) - Instantiate `Builder(theme)` with the extracted colors - Recreate each HTML slide using Builder primitives - Save to `outputs/.pptx` 4. Run: `python3 tmp/-build.py` ### sys.path setup (always required) ```python import sys sys.path.insert(0, "/home/node/.claude/skills/pptx/scripts") from pptx_builder import Builder, extract_theme_from_html from pptx.util import Inches, Pt from pptx.enum.text import PP_ALIGN html = open("tmp/deck-draft.html").read() theme = extract_theme_from_html(html) # {"bg":"#0b0b0b", "accent":"#c9a84c", ...} b = Builder(theme) ``` ### Builder API ```python slide = b.new_slide() # blank slide with bg fill # Shapes b.rect(slide, x, y, w, h, fill="bg1", border="dim") b.hline(slide, x, y, w, color="accent") b.oval(slide, x, y, w, h, fill="bg1") b.card(slide, x, y, w, h) # shortcut for bg1 card with border # Text b.txt(slide, "text", x, y, w, h, size=14, bold=False, italic=False, color="text", # theme key or "#hexcode" align=PP_ALIGN.LEFT) b.multicolor_txt(slide, [ # mixed colors in one line {"text": "White ", "size": 52, "bold": True, "color": "text"}, {"text": "Gold", "size": 52, "bold": True, "italic": True, "color": "accent"}, ], x, y, w, h, align=PP_ALIGN.LEFT) # Helpers b.eyebrow(slide, "LABEL", x, y) # small gold uppercase label b.logo(slide, "Name", x, y) b.slide_number(slide, n=1, total=9) # Grid of cards b.grid_cards(slide, items, x0, y0, card_w, card_h, gap, cols=4, draw_fn=fn) # fn(slide, b, item, cx, cy, cw, ch) b.save("outputs/deck.pptx") ``` **Color keys:** any key from the theme dict (`"bg"`, `"bg1"`, `"text"`, `"muted"`, `"accent"`, `"dim"`, etc.) or a raw `"#rrggbb"` string. ## Phase 3 — Deliver - Attach `outputs/.pptx` in the `` block - Do NOT mention the HTML draft or tmp files - The user should only see the PPTX as output ## PPTX Layout Conventions **Slide size:** 13.33 × 7.5 in (16:9). Set automatically by Builder. | Slide type | Approach | |---|---| | Cover | Oversized multicolor title (Pt 100–130), gold rule, tagline below | | Content | Eyebrow + heading + description + card grid | | Split | Left column: text + bullets. Right column: visual card panel | | Quote | Centered quote Pt 44–60, accent line above | | CTA | Centered heading + description + gold button rect + stats row | **Limits per slide:** 1 heading, max 6 bullets, max 6 cards in a grid. ## Common Patterns **Cover with giant title:** ```python s = b.new_slide() b.multicolor_txt(s, [ {"text": "My ", "size": 120, "bold": True, "color": "text"}, {"text": "Brand", "size": 120, "bold": True, "color": "accent"}, ], Inches(0.8), Inches(1.0), Inches(12), Inches(3.5)) b.hline(s, Inches(0.8), Inches(4.8), Inches(2.5)) b.txt(s, "Tagline text here", Inches(0.8), Inches(5.1), Inches(7), Inches(0.9), size=16, color="muted") b.slide_number(s, 1, 9) ``` **Card grid:** ```python items = [("📝", "Title", "Description"), ...] def draw(slide, b, item, cx, cy, cw, ch): ico, lbl, desc = item b.txt(slide, ico, cx+Inches(0.2), cy+Inches(0.2), cw, Inches(0.5), size=20) b.txt(slide, lbl, cx+Inches(0.2), cy+Inches(0.8), cw-Inches(0.4), Inches(0.45), size=12, bold=True) b.txt(slide, desc, cx+Inches(0.2), cy+Inches(1.3), cw-Inches(0.4), Inches(0.65), size=10, color="muted") b.grid_cards(s, items, Inches(0.8), Inches(3.4), Inches(2.9), Inches(2.1), Inches(0.22), cols=4, draw_fn=draw) ``` **Bullet list with gold dots:** ```python bullets = ["Item one", "Item two", "Item three"] for i, text in enumerate(bullets): fy = Inches(3.5) + i * Inches(0.55) b.oval(s, Inches(0.8), fy + Inches(0.15), Inches(0.12), Inches(0.12), fill="accent") b.txt(s, text, Inches(1.1), fy, Inches(5.0), Inches(0.45), size=13) ``` **Gold CTA button:** ```python b.rect(s, Inches(4.7), Inches(5.1), Inches(3.9), Inches(0.6), fill="accent", border=None) b.txt(s, "Get Started →", Inches(4.7), Inches(5.13), Inches(3.9), Inches(0.55), size=13, bold=True, color="bg", align=PP_ALIGN.CENTER) ```