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

# PowerPoint add-in

> Use Grunt in Microsoft PowerPoint with migrated guidance for users and IT administrators

This section covers the Grunt PowerPoint add-in for both day-to-day users and IT teams.

* If you create slides, start with the user guides.
* If you deploy and manage Grunt across an organization, use the IT guides.

The current release is built on .NET 9 as a self-contained COM add-in.

## Choose your path

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="For users" icon="arrow-pointer" href="/powerpoint-add-in/user/get-started">
    Install Grunt, connect Excel data, and export or send polished decks.
  </Card>

  <Card title="For IT" icon="list-check" href="/powerpoint-add-in/it/deployment-and-installation">
    Deploy Grunt, automate licenses, and manage updates and security.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## User guides

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="About Grunt" icon="sparkles" href="/powerpoint-add-in/user/about-grunt">
    Learn the rule-based model behind Grunt and why it separates data from design.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Quick start" icon="bolt" href="/powerpoint-add-in/user/quick-start">
    Learn the core Grunt concepts, create your first Visual Grid, and set a default theme.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Themes and defaults" icon="palette" href="/powerpoint-add-in/user/themes-and-defaults">
    Set your company theme once so new presentations start in the right design system.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Tools and shortcuts" icon="keyboard" href="/powerpoint-add-in/user/tools-and-shortcuts">
    Work faster with workflow tools, Smart Selection, and keyboard shortcuts.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Smart Selection" icon="object-group" href="/powerpoint-add-in/user/smart-selection">
    Align, space, and resize slide objects with pink handles and tidy-up controls.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Rules" icon="wand-magic-sparkles" href="/powerpoint-add-in/user/rules">
    Apply reusable formatting and data-driven logic with Grunt rules.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Visual Grids" icon="table-columns" href="/powerpoint-add-in/user/visual-grids">
    Build flexible layouts with sizing modes, row types, tags, and charts inside a grid.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Excel connections" icon="table" href="/powerpoint-add-in/user/excel-connections">
    Link charts and grids to Excel, update safely, and avoid broken workbook paths.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Data Editor" icon="pen-to-square" href="/powerpoint-add-in/user/data-editor">
    Edit embedded or linked data in a spreadsheet-style view inside PowerPoint.
  </Card>

  <Card title="FAQ and tips" icon="circle-question" href="/powerpoint-add-in/user/faq-and-tips">
    Resolve common usage questions around shapes, fonts, overrides, and targeting.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Troubleshoot recovery" icon="life-ring" href="/powerpoint-add-in/user/missing-tab-and-recovery">
    Recover missing tabs, disabled add-ins, and startup failures.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Outlook send issues" icon="envelope" href="/powerpoint-add-in/user/outlook-send-issues">
    Fix the Windows new Outlook limitation behind Grunt's Send behavior.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Save and compatibility" icon="floppy-disk" href="/powerpoint-add-in/user/save-and-compatibility-issues">
    Check Office and Grunt architecture alignment when PowerPoint save errors appear.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## 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.

## Legacy support portal

If you need an article that has not yet been migrated, use the legacy support portal: [support.grunt.pro](https://support.grunt.pro/).