/canva-presentation

name: canva-presentation
description: |
  Work with Canva presentations, slideshows, and multi-page documents. Use this skill when
  user wants to create, edit, or manage presentations. Handles slide operations like
  adding/removing slides, reordering, editing individual slides, and bulk updates.
  Follows 3-mode workflow: PLAN, CLARIFY, IMPLEMENT for safe operations.
allowed-tools:
  - Bash
  - Read
  - Write
  - Edit
  - AskUserQuestion

Canva Presentation Skill

> **QUICK REFERENCE** > - **Scripts location**: `scripts/` (NOT `skills/canva-presentation/scripts/` - those don't exist) > - **Auth check**: `.venv\Scripts\python.exe scripts/auth_check.py` > - **List designs**: `.venv\Scripts\python.exe scripts/list_designs.py` > - **Export**: `.venv\Scripts\python.exe scripts/export_design.py --id "ID" --format pptx` > - **API client**: `scripts/canva_client.py` (import: `from canva_client import get_client`) > - **Sample script**: `scripts/samples/sample_canva_operations.py` > > **WARNING**: Commands below referencing `skills/canva-presentation/scripts/*.py` are WRONG paths. > Write custom Python using `canva_client.py`. See `scripts/samples/sample_canva_operations.py`.

Specialized skill for working with Canva presentations, slideshows, and multi-page documents.

Scope of This Skill

**This skill handles:**

• Presentations (16:9, 4:3)
• Slideshows
• Pitch Decks
• Multi-page Documents
• Whiteboards with multiple frames
• Any design with multiple pages/slides

**Operations supported:**

• View all slides in a presentation
• Edit individual slide content
• Add new slides
• Remove slides
• Reorder slides
• Duplicate slides
• Apply consistent styling across slides
• Export to PPTX or PDF

3-Mode Workflow

MODE 1: PLAN

1. **Load Presentation Structure**

   # Get presentation overview
   python skills/canva-presentation/scripts/get_presentation.py \
     --id "DESIGN_ID" \
     --include-thumbnails

2. **Document Slide Analysis**

   ## Presentation Analysis: "[Name]"

   ### Overview
   - Total Slides: 15
   - Dimensions: 1920x1080 (16:9)
   - Created: 2024-01-15
   - Last Modified: 2024-02-20

   ### Slide Breakdown
   | # | Title | Elements | Notes |
   |---|-------|----------|-------|
   | 1 | Cover Slide | Logo, Title, Subtitle | |
   | 2 | Agenda | 5 bullet points | |
   | 3 | Introduction | Text, Image | |
   ...

   ### Proposed Changes
   1. Update slide 3 headline
   2. Add new slide after slide 5
   3. Remove slide 12
   4. Reorder slides 8-10

MODE 2: CLARIFY

Critical questions for presentations:

1. **Slide Identification**

• "Which slide number? Or can you describe it?"
• "Slide 5 has title 'Q3 Results' - is this the one?"

2. **Content Changes**

• "What should the new text say?"
• "Should I maintain the current bullet format?"

3. **Structural Changes**

• "Where should the new slide be inserted?"
• "This will shift all subsequent slide numbers. Proceed?"

4. **Bulk Operations**

• "Apply this change to all 15 slides or specific ones?"
• "Should I update the master template instead?"

MODE 3: IMPLEMENT

# Get slide details
python skills/canva-presentation/scripts/get_slide.py \
  --design "DESIGN_ID" \
  --slide 3

# Update slide content
python skills/canva-presentation/scripts/update_slide.py \
  --design "DESIGN_ID" \
  --slide 3 \
  --element "headline" \
  --text "New Headline"

# Add new slide
python skills/canva-presentation/scripts/add_slide.py \
  --design "DESIGN_ID" \
  --position 6 \
  --template "blank"

# Remove slide
python skills/canva-presentation/scripts/remove_slide.py \
  --design "DESIGN_ID" \
  --slide 12

# Reorder slides
python skills/canva-presentation/scripts/reorder_slides.py \
  --design "DESIGN_ID" \
  --order "1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10,6,7,11,12,13,14,15"

# Duplicate slide
python skills/canva-presentation/scripts/duplicate_slide.py \
  --design "DESIGN_ID" \
  --slide 5 \
  --position 6

Available Scripts

Analysis Scripts

• `get_presentation.py` - Full presentation overview
• `get_slide.py` - Detailed info for one slide
• `analyze_structure.py` - Template and master analysis
• `extract_all_text.py` - Get all text from all slides
• `compare_slides.py` - Find similar/duplicate slides

Edit Scripts

• `update_slide.py` - Modify slide content
• `add_slide.py` - Insert new slide
• `remove_slide.py` - Delete a slide
• `duplicate_slide.py` - Copy a slide
• `reorder_slides.py` - Change slide order
• `batch_update.py` - Apply changes to multiple slides
• `update_master.py` - Modify master template

Creation Scripts

• `create_presentation.py` - New presentation
• `create_from_template.py` - From Canva template

Slide Types

Common slide layouts:

• **Title Slide**: Main title and subtitle
• **Title + Content**: Header with body text
• **Two Column**: Side-by-side content
• **Image + Text**: Split layout
• **Full Image**: Background image
• **Quote**: Featured quote
• **Chart/Graph**: Data visualization
• **Comparison**: Two items side by side
• **Timeline**: Sequential events
• **Team**: Profile cards
• **Thank You**: Closing slide

Presentation Dimensions

| Type | Dimensions | Aspect Ratio | |------|------------|--------------| | Widescreen | 1920x1080 | 16:9 | | Standard | 1024x768 | 4:3 | | Portrait | 1080x1920 | 9:16 | | Square | 1080x1080 | 1:1 | | A4 | 595x842 | ~1:1.4 | | Letter | 612x792 | ~1:1.3 |

Bulk Operations

For changes across multiple slides:

# Update all headlines
python skills/canva-presentation/scripts/batch_update.py \
  --design "DESIGN_ID" \
  --element-type "headline" \
  --font "Montserrat" \
  --slides "all"

# Update footer on specific slides
python skills/canva-presentation/scripts/batch_update.py \
  --design "DESIGN_ID" \
  --element-type "footer" \
  --text "Confidential" \
  --slides "2,3,4,5,6,7,8"

# Apply color scheme
python skills/canva-presentation/scripts/batch_update.py \
  --design "DESIGN_ID" \
  -