Presentations

Nebula Writer can open and edit PowerPoint decks inside the same workspace as your notes, data, reports, and research.

When to Use This Page#

• You work with .pptx slide decks
• You need to summarize research into slides
• You want the assistant to inspect or revise a deck
• You want presentation edits near the source documents and spreadsheets

Presentation Workspace#

Open a .pptx file from the sidebar or drag it into your project.

The presentation editor includes:

• Slide thumbnails
• Main slide canvas
• Object toolbar
• Text and shape controls
• Table and image tools
• Slide issue indicators
• Save and export actions

Supported Workflows#

Use Nebula Writer for:

• Reviewing deck structure
• Editing text boxes
• Adding or revising slides
• Moving, resizing, and formatting objects
• Adding images or tables
• Reviewing speaker notes where supported
• Exporting a deck to PDF where available

Editing Slides#

Basic workflow:

1. Select a slide from the thumbnail column.
2. Click an object on the canvas.
3. Edit text, shape, image, or table content.
4. Use the toolbar for formatting.
5. Save the deck.

Use zoom controls when you need precise layout work.

AI Presentation Workflows#

The assistant can use project context when working on a deck.

Summarize this presentation and identify weak slides.

Use @research-brief.md to draft speaker notes for this deck.

Turn @category-summary.csv into a three-slide executive summary.

Create a new slide after slide 1 with the top three findings. Keep the style consistent.

For deck edits, ask for a plan before broad changes:

Review the whole deck and propose changes. Do not edit yet.

Slide Objects#

Nebula Writer can reason about common PPTX object types:

From Research to Slides#

A useful workflow:

1. Write or import a research brief.
2. Keep the data workbook in the same project.
3. Ask the assistant to identify the strongest claims.
4. Generate a slide outline.
5. Review the outline.
6. Create or edit slides in small batches.

Prompt example:

Read @research-brief.md and @research-dashboard.xlsx. Propose a 5-slide deck outline with one data-backed slide.

Review and Export#

Before sharing a deck:

• Check slide order
• Check object alignment
• Check whether any slide issue indicator needs attention
• Confirm charts and data match the source workbook
• Export to PDF for a final layout pass

Best Practices#

• Keep slide edits small and reviewable
• Put source documents in the same project folder
• Ask the assistant to preserve brand and layout constraints
• Use tables sparingly on slides
• Export to PDF before sending externally
• Keep generated decks in exports/ if they are derived from scripts