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Cassidy Slides is Cassidy’s purpose-built system for creating polished, on-brand presentations with an Agent. The Agent can create custom layouts from your source material and refine any part of the presentation through conversation. Create and present the finished deck directly in Cassidy, or export it as an editable PowerPoint or PDF when you are ready. Creating a reusable design? Create and manage slide templates →
A finished Cassidy Slides presentation open beside Chat with slide thumbnails and the presentation toolbar

Find slide templates

Slide templates are available from any Agent chat:
  • Open Tools and select Slide Templates to browse the full library.
  • Type / in the message box to choose one of your recently used templates. Select Manage beside Slide Templates to open the full library.
Slide Templates library opened from the Tools menu in an Agent chat

When to use Cassidy Slides

Use Cassidy Slides when you want an Agent to create a new presentation or make substantial changes to a deck through conversation.
  • Create a new presentation for a sales meeting, Quarterly Business Review, proposal, training, research summary, or internal update.
  • Turn source material into a deck by attaching documents, spreadsheets, images, or other supporting files.
  • Refine the presentation collaboratively by asking for changes to its content, structure, and visual design.
  • Present or export the result as PowerPoint, a Google Slides-compatible PowerPoint file, or PDF.
For quick native edits to an existing PowerPoint file, use the Microsoft Office extension. For a repeatable Workflow that fills fixed placeholders with structured data, use Create PowerPoint from template.

Create a presentation

1

Start a chat

Open a new Agent chat. You can use an Agent that already knows your company, or attach the source material the presentation should use.
2

Choose a slide template

To use a specific design, open Tools, select Slide Templates, and browse the available built-in, team, private, and shared templates. Preview a template, then click Use template.
Tools menu in an Agent chat with Slide Templates highlighted
The selected template appears in your message. It applies to that request and overrides your organization’s default slide template.
A selected slide template attached to a presentation request in the Chat message box
If you do not choose a template, Cassidy uses your organization’s default. If your organization has not selected one, Cassidy uses its standard built-in template.
3

Describe the presentation

Ask for the outcome you want. For example:
Create a 10-slide Quarterly Business Review for the Acme account. Use the attached call notes and usage spreadsheet. The audience is Acme’s executive team, so lead with outcomes, keep the language concise, and include speaker notes for each slide.
You can also specify:
  • Required sections or messages
  • Facts, files, or Knowledge Base sources to use
  • Charts or comparisons to include
  • Brand, tone, and image preferences
  • Information that must not appear
Include the presentation’s audience, purpose, approximate length, and desired tone. The Agent can make stronger decisions when it understands where and how the deck will be used.
4

Review the first draft

The Agent creates a Cassidy presentation and opens it in the deck viewer. Use the thumbnail sidebar or arrow keys to move between slides. Expand Speaker notes below the deck to review notes for the current slide.Check the storyline and accuracy before focusing on small visual changes. It is usually faster to fix the overall structure first.

Refine the presentation

Continue the conversation to revise the deck. Be specific about what should change and what should stay the same. Cassidy Slides is powered by an Agent, so you can describe the result you want in plain language instead of finding every setting yourself. The Agent may not always recognize that a design choice looks wrong to you. Tell it what you see, which slide or element is affected, and what you want instead. Useful follow-up requests include:
  • “Shorten slide 2 and make the recommendation the main headline.”
  • “Replace the chart on slide 5 with a three-column comparison.”
  • “Move the implementation plan before the pricing section.”
  • “Use a more restrained visual style, but keep the current layout.”
  • “Add speaker notes that explain the assumptions behind each forecast.”
  • “The text on slide 8 overlaps the chart. Rework the layout so both are easy to read.”

Reference a specific slide element

When you want to change one part of a slide, click the text, image, chart, or shape in the deck preview. Click Add to chat, then describe the change.
A headline selected in the slide preview with its outline and Add to chat button visible
The reference identifies the exact slide element for the Agent. You can write a focused request such as:
Make this headline more direct and keep it on one line.
A selected slide headline attached to a focused revision request in the Chat message box
Ask the Agent to preserve anything that is already correct. For example: “Update only the selected chart. Keep the slide title, commentary, and layout unchanged.”

Present from Cassidy

Open the Present menu in the deck toolbar and choose the view that fits your setup:
  • Present in this tab opens a clean presentation in the current browser tab.
  • Present fullscreen uses the full screen for the deck.
  • Open in new tab opens the presentation separately.
  • Presenter view opens controls for the presenter, including elapsed time, the current slide, the next slide, and speaker notes.
Presenter view showing the elapsed timer, current slide, next slide, navigation controls, and speaker notes
Use the arrow keys to navigate. Press Escape to leave presentation mode in the current tab or fullscreen view.

Export the presentation

Click Export in the deck toolbar and choose a format. You can also ask the Agent to export the presentation directly. For example:
Export this as an editable PowerPoint using universal fonts and include the speaker notes.
Cassidy Slides export menu showing PowerPoint, Google Slides, PDF, speaker notes, and PowerPoint font compatibility options

PowerPoint

Choose the PowerPoint option that matches how the file will be used:
  • Custom fonts creates an editable .pptx using compatible font files from the selected slide template or fonts available through Google Fonts, when their format and license permit embedding. To supply your own brand fonts, include them when you create a custom slide template.
  • Universal fonts creates an editable .pptx using broadly available fonts. Use this when recipients may not have your brand fonts.
  • Screenshot slides prioritizes visual consistency by turning each slide into an image. Recipients can present the deck, but they cannot edit individual slide elements.
Editable exports preserve supported text, shapes, and images. Cassidy may convert complex visual effects into images when PowerPoint cannot represent them reliably.

Google Slides

The Google Slides options download a .pptx designed to import cleanly into Google Slides. Cassidy does not create a native Google Slides presentation or upload the file to Google Drive. After downloading:
  1. Open Google Slides.
  2. Upload or import the .pptx file.
  3. Review fonts and layout before sharing the presentation.
Choose Editable to preserve editable elements with Google Slides-compatible fonts. Choose Screenshot slides when matching the Cassidy preview matters more than editing each element.

PDF

Choose PDF to create a fixed document with one page per slide. PDF is useful for sharing a final, non-editable version.

Include speaker notes

Turn on Include speaker notes in the export menu when you want notes included in PowerPoint or Google Slides-compatible exports. Speaker notes do not apply to PDF exports.

Review the downloaded file

When the export is ready, the download starts automatically. The export dialog keeps a manual download link and the quality feedback controls together. Click Needs work and describe any layout, font, image, or compatibility issue so Cassidy can improve future exports.
Export ready dialog showing automatic download guidance, a manual download link, and export quality feedback controls
If the downloaded file does not look right, return to the conversation and tell the Agent what is wrong. Include the slide number, describe the expected result, and attach a screenshot or the exported file when useful. The Agent can often adjust the presentation and create a new export, but it needs your feedback when the problem is not visible from the request alone.

Improve presentation quality

  • Provide trusted source material. Attach the documents or data the deck should rely on instead of asking the Agent to infer important facts.
  • Name the audience and decision. A board update, sales pitch, and training deck should not use the same structure.
  • Separate content review from visual review. Confirm the facts and narrative before requesting detailed design changes.
  • Give focused feedback. One clear revision request is easier to apply than several conflicting visual directions.
  • Test the final destination. Review an exported file in Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides before presenting it externally.

Troubleshooting

Cassidy Slides must be available for your organization and the chat must support file creation. Try another Agent that can create files. If the option is still missing, contact your Cassidy administrator.
Element selection is available in a normal deck preview inside Chat. Exit presentation mode, return to the chat preview, then click the element again.
Confirm that you chose an editable PowerPoint or Google Slides option instead of Screenshot slides. Some complex browser-based effects still need to be converted into images because PowerPoint cannot reproduce them as native editable objects.
Export with Custom fonts when you have compatible, license-permitted brand font files. Use Universal fonts for broader PowerPoint compatibility or the editable Google Slides option for Google Slides-compatible fonts. Always review the exported deck in its destination app.
Wait for the conversion to finish. The download starts automatically when the export is ready. If it does not start, click Not downloading? Click here in the export dialog.If the download problem continues, contact support at support@cassidy.ai and include a link to the chat.

Next steps

Manage slide templates

Create reusable branded templates, publish updates, manage access, and choose an organization default.

Chat with an Agent

Learn how to attach files, reference company knowledge, and refine outputs through conversation.

Create files in Cassidy

Compare Cassidy Slides with other ways to create files through Chat and Workflows.

Install the Microsoft Office extension

Work with an Agent inside an existing PowerPoint file.