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# PPTX creation, editing, and analysis ## Overview A user may ask you to create, edit, or analyze the contents of a .pptx file. A .pptx file is essentially a ZIP archive containing XML files and other resources that you can read or edit. You have different tools and workflows available for different tasks. ## Reading and analyzing content ### Text extraction If you just need to read the text contents of a presentation, you should convert the document to markdown: ```bash # Convert document to markdown uv run --with 'markitdown[pptx]' python -m markitdown path-to-file.pptx ``` ### Raw XML access You need raw XML access for: comments, speaker notes, slide layouts, animations, design elements, and complex formatting. For any of these features, you'll need to unpack a presentation and read its raw XML contents. #### Unpacking a file `uv run ooxml/scripts/unpack.py <office_file> <output_dir>` **Note**: Run this from the pptx skill directory, where the script is at `ooxml/scripts/unpack.py`. If it isn't found there, use `find . -name "unpack.py"` to locate it. #### Key file structures * `ppt/presentation.xml` - Main presentation metadata and slide references * `ppt/slides/slide{N}.xml` - Individual slide contents (slide1.xml, slide2.xml, etc.) * `ppt/notesSlides/notesSlide{N}.xml` - Speaker notes for each slide * `ppt/comments/modernComment_*.xml` - Comments for specific slides * `ppt/slideLayouts/` - Layout templates for slides * `ppt/slideMasters/` - Master slide templat