> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.cora.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create Slide Decks from Google Slides with Cora

> Bring a Google Slides template or existing deck to Cora chat and get back a finished copy filled with your account data and edits.

Bring a Google Slides template or an existing deck to Cora chat, and it returns a finished copy filled with your data and edits.

## Overview

Cora turns any Google Slides file you bring into a finished deck, filled with your account data and edits. It always works on a copy, so your original is never changed.

Two ways to use it, often combined in one deck:

* **Template**: Cora fills placeholders in {{ }} braces, like {{company_name}} → AcmeCorp
* **Existing deck**: Cora swaps fixed text, like **Jan 1, 2026** → June 22, 2026

Placeholders give the most consistent results. They're optional fill-in-the-blank fields, and anything you leave unfilled simply shows as {{ }} text in the deck.

## Creating a deck

Before you start, make sure:

* [ ] Google Drive is connected in **Settings → Integrations**
* [ ] Your deck is a Google Slides file (convert an uploaded PowerPoint first)
* [ ] It's shared with [**copybot@cora.ai**](mailto:copybot@cora.ai) — directly, or via **"Anyone with the link"** sharing. Viewer access is enough (Editor only if your organization blocks copying for viewers)

Then:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Share your deck in chat">
    In Cora chat, paste the link and tell Cora how to fill or edit the slides — it reads the deck and your account data to make the changes.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the finished deck">
    Cora returns a link to the finished deck.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Some workspaces have a template built into a Cora skill (for example, an EBR master deck), so there you skip the link and just prompt Cora. To learn how skills work and how to build your own, see [How to Build Skills](/agents/how-to-build-skills).

## How the finished deck is shared

Cora shares every deck it creates automatically:

* **Anyone in your organization** can edit it
* **Anyone with the link** can view it

The deck is a new copy, so your original is never changed. It opens from the link Cora gives you and is owned by Cora's [**copybot@cora.ai**](mailto:copybot@cora.ai) account — use **File → Make a copy** to save it to your own Drive.