ppt-template-creator

PPT Template Creator

This skill creates SKILLS, not presentations. Use this when a user wants to turn their PowerPoint template into a reusable skill that can generate presentations later. If the user just wants to create a presentation, use the pptx skill instead.

The generated skill includes:

• assets/template.pptx - the template file
• SKILL.md - complete instructions (no reference to this meta skill needed)

For general skill-building best practices, refer to the skill-creator skill. This skill focuses on PPT-specific patterns.

Workflow

1. User provides template (.pptx or .potx)
2. Analyze template - extract layouts, placeholders, dimensions
3. Initialize skill - use the skill-creator skill to set up the skill structure
4. Add template - copy .pptx to assets/template.pptx
5. Write SKILL.md - follow template below with PPT-specific details
6. Create example - generate sample presentation to validate
7. Package - use the skill-creator skill to package into a .skill file

Step 2: Analyze Template

CRITICAL: Extract precise placeholder positions - this determines content area boundaries.

from pptx import Presentation

prs = Presentation(template_path)
print(f"Dimensions: {prs.slide_width/914400:.2f}\" x {prs.slide_height/914400:.2f}\"")
print(f"Layouts: {len(prs.slide_layouts)}")

for idx, layout in enumerate(prs.slide_layouts):
    print(f"\n[{idx}] {layout.name}:")
    for ph in layout.placeholders:
        try:
            ph_idx = ph.placeholder_format.idx
            ph_type = ph.placeholder_format.type
            # IMPORTANT: Extract exact positions in inches
            left = ph.left / 914400
            top = ph.top / 914400
            width = ph.width / 914400
            height = ph.height / 914400
            print(f"    idx={ph_idx}, type={ph_type}")
            print(f"        x={left:.2f}\", y={top:.2f}\", w={width:.2f}\", h={height:.2f}\"")
        except:
            pass