- If you create slides, start with the user guides.
- If you deploy and manage Grunt across an organization, use the IT guides.
Choose your path
For users
Install Grunt, connect Excel data, and export or send polished decks.
For IT
Deploy Grunt, automate licenses, and manage updates and security.
User guides
About Grunt
Learn the rule-based model behind Grunt and why it separates data from design.
Quick start
Learn the core Grunt concepts, create your first Visual Grid, and set a default theme.
Themes and defaults
Set your company theme once so new presentations start in the right design system.
Tools and shortcuts
Work faster with workflow tools, Smart Selection, and keyboard shortcuts.
Smart Selection
Align, space, and resize slide objects with pink handles and tidy-up controls.
Rules
Apply reusable formatting and data-driven logic with Grunt rules.
Visual Grids
Build flexible layouts with sizing modes, row types, tags, and charts inside a grid.
Excel connections
Link charts and grids to Excel, update safely, and avoid broken workbook paths.
Data Editor
Edit embedded or linked data in a spreadsheet-style view inside PowerPoint.
FAQ and tips
Resolve common usage questions around shapes, fonts, overrides, and targeting.
Troubleshoot recovery
Recover missing tabs, disabled add-ins, and startup failures.
Outlook send issues
Fix the Windows new Outlook limitation behind Grunt’s Send behavior.
Save and compatibility
Check Office and Grunt architecture alignment when PowerPoint save errors appear.
In this section
- Users can install Grunt, activate a license, link to Excel, and export or send presentations.
- IT can choose between per-user and per-machine installs, allow required endpoints, provision licenses, and control update behavior.
- Troubleshooting pages cover missing tabs, expired licenses, Excel path issues, Office add-in blocking, and endpoint protection conflicts.