command view ppt

view - PowerPoint (.pptx)

View modes for PowerPoint documents.

text

Plain text extracted from all shapes per slide.

Output format:

=== /slide[N] ===
Text from shape 1
Text from shape 2

=== /slide[N] ===
...
... (showed {N} of {total} slides, use --start/--end to see more)

annotated

Shape type labels, fonts, sizes, equations, pictures with alt text status.

Output format:

[/slide[N]]
  [Title] "title text" ← FontName 24pt
  [Text Box] "body text" ← FontName 11pt
  [Equation] "LaTeX formula"
  [Text Box] "text" ← contains equation: "formula"
  [Table] "TableName" ← {rows}x{cols}
  [Picture] "PictureName" ← alt="description"
  [Picture] "PictureName" ← ⚠ no alt text

Fields:

• [Title] / [Text Box] — Shape type
• "text" — Shape text content
• ← FontName 11pt — First run's font and size
• [Equation] — Math equation in LaTeX
• [Table] — Table with name and dimensions
• [Picture] — Picture with alt text status (⚠ = missing)

outline

Summary: file info, title per slide, shape/picture counts.

Output format:

File: {filename} | {N} slides
├── Slide 1: "Title text" - {N} text box(es), {N} picture(s)
├── Slide 2: "(untitled)" - {N} text box(es)
├── Slide 3: "Title text"

stats

Document statistics.

Output format:

Slides: {count}
Total shapes: {count}
Text boxes: {count}
Pictures: {count}
Slides without title: {count}
Pictures without alt text: {count}

Font usage:
  Arial: {count} occurrence(s)
  Calibri: {count} occurrence(s)

issues

Detects structure, format, and accessibility problems.

Output format:

Found {N} issue(s):

Structure Issues ({count}):
  [S1] /slide[3]: Slide has no title

Format Issues ({count}):
  [F1] /slide[1]/shape[2]: Inconsistent fonts in text box: Arial, Calibri
  [F2] /slide[2]: Picture "image1.png" is missing alt text (accessibility issue)

Issue types:

• Structure — Missing titles
• Format — Inconsistent fonts, missing alt text on pictures

Examples

officecli view slides.pptx text
officecli view slides.pptx text --start 1 --end 5
officecli view slides.pptx annotated
officecli view slides.pptx outline
officecli view slides.pptx stats
officecli view slides.pptx issues
officecli view slides.pptx issues --type format
officecli view slides.pptx text --json

See Also

• view - Command syntax
• PowerPoint Reference - All PowerPoint elements

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Based on OfficeCLI v1.0.11