PowerPoint add-in
Create, format, and update PowerPoint presentations with Grunt
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
Install Grunt, connect Excel data, and export or send polished decks.
Deploy Grunt, automate licenses, and manage updates and security.
#User guides
Learn the rule-based model behind Grunt and why it separates data from design.
Learn the core Grunt concepts, create your first Visual Grid, and set a default theme.
Set your company theme once so new presentations start in the right design system.
Work faster with workflow tools, Smart Selection, and keyboard shortcuts.
Align, space, and resize slide objects with pink handles and tidy-up controls.
Apply reusable formatting and data-driven logic with Grunt rules.
Build flexible layouts with sizing modes, row types, tags, and charts inside a grid.
Link charts and grids to Excel, update safely, and avoid broken workbook paths.
Update named Grunt charts and tables from Excel macros, with downloadable examples.
Edit embedded or linked data in a spreadsheet-style view inside PowerPoint.
Resolve common usage questions around shapes, fonts, overrides, and targeting.
Recover missing tabs, disabled add-ins, and startup failures.
Fix the Windows new Outlook limitation behind Grunt's Send behavior.
Check Office and Grunt architecture alignment when PowerPoint save errors appear.
#More ways to build slides
Build totals and subtotals, move connectors, and upgrade classic charts.
Explain growth, changes, reference levels, and differences.
Keep chapter navigation and agenda styling consistent across slides.
Present project tasks, milestones, and calendar scales.
Reuse company slides, templates, images, and Grunt objects.
Describe a chart or edit in chat, review the preview, and apply it.
Find video tutorials, courses, and training.
#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.