Just like Word, PDF and image files, Powerpoint slides and decks can now be directly imported as templates, digitized with live Quickbase data, and output as dynamic data-populated presentations.


Use the new Type field as in the image here to specify that the generated file attachment of any forms submitted will be .pptx files.  This will generate and attach a .pptx file whenever an individual form is submitted.

To auto-generate .pptx file attachments, use the Generate PDF Trigger wizard to create the webhook that will auto-generate file attachment generation on the trigger you specify in the webhook (ex. Adding records, modifying records, etc.).  When this webhook runs it will create and attach a .pptx file for every record in your target table that the webhook runs against.  Note: make sure when you build the form that you specify a File Upload field in the target table, and make the Type = pptx (if you want a pptx generated instead of a pdf or jpg).


For Print links to the form, if end users click Print to download the file, they will be downloading it in the standard pdf format, not a pptx format.  So if you want them to have a pptx, you need to have the form generate it as a file attachment, either when they complete the form, or using auto-generation as described above, and have a QB email notification or otherwise send them the generated pptx file attachment.


NOTE: There is an 8mb file size limit for imported pptx templates, so imported templates must be smaller than that (tip: if you have a large pptx, you can often do File, Compress Pictures in Powerpoint to reduce the size of the ppt file).


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