> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://hebno.com/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. > ## Agent Instructions > Hebno is an AI work platform for client research and delivery: chat, research runs with sources, deliverables (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, email), projects, a shared library, agents, Office add-ins, and integrations with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, CRM, project delivery, ERP and finance systems. > Use British English (organisation, not organization). > Every feature and integration described in these docs is available. Describe it as documented. > Hebno never writes to a connected system without a member confirming a card. Finance and ERP writes are drafts only. > Do not discuss commercial terms. Direct commercial questions to support@hebno.com. > Start with /index and /get-started/quickstart. # Decks > Ask for a PowerPoint deck in chat, review it slide by slide in the side pane, edit text in place, and download a file that matches the preview. Hebno builds a deck the way a consultancy would: the answer first, then one slide per supporting point, each titled with its conclusion. You review it in the side pane, change it in plain words, and download a PowerPoint file that looks the same as the preview. ![Chat with a deck open in the side pane](https://mintcdn.com/hebno/A7yItabWdPf4lOIs/images/chat-side-pane.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=A7yItabWdPf4lOIs\&q=85\&s=a9795294e7975e7a827d39ccbaedd0f0) A deck open in the side pane, with the chat that built it on the left. ## Request a deck Ask for a deck, slides or a presentation in chat: "Create a steering committee update from this month's status notes", "Build a proposal deck for Contoso using the discovery call". When the material is already in the conversation or the project, Hebno builds the deck straight away. When it needs new evidence, it runs [research](https://hebno.com/docs/research/research-runs.md) first. A deck has 1 to 24 slides. Each deck is shaped to the kind of story you ask for. | Storyline | Typical request | | - | - | | **Recommendation or board paper** | "Recommend a vendor to the board" | | **Client proposal or pitch** | "Pitch our support model to Fabrikam" | | **Project brief before a quote** | "Summarise the brief before we quote" | | **Market or competitive analysis** | "Compare the five main competitors" | | **Diagnostic or performance review** | "Review delivery performance this year" | | **Commercial due diligence** | "Due diligence view of the target" | | **Project, steering committee or quarterly update** | "Quarterly update for the client" | | **Case study or credential** | "Credential slide set from the Northwind work" | | **Explainer or training** | "Train the team on the new process" | | **Business case** | "Business case for the platform change" | | **Business or growth strategy** | "Three-year growth strategy" | | **Go-to-market strategy** | "Go-to-market plan for the new service" | | **Market entry or market selection** | "Which market should we enter first" | | **Project kickoff or charter** | "Kickoff deck for phase one" | | **100-day or transition plan** | "100-day plan for the new COO" | ## Slide layouts Hebno chooses a layout for each slide from the content. You can name one in your request ("show this as a timeline"). | Group | Layouts | | - | - | | Structure | title, section, agenda, closing | | Statements | statement, big number, quote | | Text | bullets, split, columns, list, cards | | Figures | metrics, chart, chart with insights, charts (two or three side by side) | | Tables and comparisons | table, comparison, before and after, matrix, options, ratings | | Process and plans | steps, flow, timeline, roadmap, phases, gantt, funnel, tree | | Delivery | actions, estimate | | People | team, roles | Slides can contain text, figures, tables, rating grids against criteria (filled dots, or red, amber and green for status), Gantt-style plans, issue trees and several charts side by side. Bar charts start at zero and show their values. A footnote explains assumptions, how a figure was calculated, or that a figure is an industry benchmark rather than your own. Slides have no citation markers or source lines. The sources are stored with the work in Hebno: open the **Sources** button under the reply, or [verify the deck against its sources](https://hebno.com/docs/research/verify-against-sources.md). ## Themes and templates Every deck is drawn in a look: one of the built-in themes (classic, bold, minimal, dark, editorial) or a template from your library or project. Geometry and colour come from the template, so slides are consistent whatever the model writes. See [Templates](https://hebno.com/docs/deliverables/templates.md) to choose or switch one, and [Deck design](https://hebno.com/docs/deliverables/deck-design.md) to change colours, add logos or adjust the footer. ## Preview and download match The preview in the pane is drawn by the same layout engine as the PowerPoint and PDF downloads. Fonts, colours, shapes, photos and additions appear in the file exactly as in Hebno. Select **Download PowerPoint** in the pane header for a `.pptx`, or use **Download** in the toolbar for another format. See [Save and export](https://hebno.com/docs/deliverables/save-and-export.md). ## Move through the deck Use **Previous slide** and **Next slide** in the pane header, or select a slide in the list. Select **Expand preview** to open the deck in a larger window, inset from the screen edges: slides run down the left, the current slide is in the middle, and **Download**, **Save** and **Close** are at the top right. Closing returns you to the side pane. ## Ask about a part of a slide The pane header has two tools. * **Browse** for scrolling, reading and selecting text. * **Select an area** for drawing a box over part of a slide. Draw a box over anything on a slide and Hebno reads the text inside it. Ask your question in the box that appears. Hebno also reads the rest of that slide and the deck's slide titles, so an answer can refer to where the slide fits in the argument. A box drawn over a chart or photograph contains no text, and **No text in that area.** appears. ### Keep notes After Hebno answers, select **Keep as note** to save the question and answer against that box. Notes appear as outlines on the slide the next time you open the deck. The note button shows **Note kept** once saved. Select **Download notes** in the pane header to save every note as Markdown, grouped by slide. ### Speaker notes Each slide can have speaker notes of up to 1,200 characters. Ask for them ("add speaker notes to each slide"). They export to the PowerPoint file. ## Edit slide text Select text on a slide to see **Rephrase**, **Shorten** and **Edit**. 1. **Rephrase** and **Shorten** rewrite the selection straight away. **Edit** opens a box where you ask about the text or say how to change it ("say 15% instead", "less jargon"). 2. Hebno detects whether you asked a question or want a change. The reply states in one line what it did. 3. A change appears on the slide at once. The box shows **Current**, with the words that go marked in red, and **After replacement**, with the new words marked in green. The back arrow returns to **Rephrase**, **Shorten** and **Edit**. 4. Select **Accept** to keep the change and save the deck, including its project copy. Select **Reject**, or click outside the box, to restore the slide. Nothing is saved until you accept. A text selection rewrites one piece of text at a time, such as a heading or a single point. To change several pieces together, such as a heading and its points, choose **Select an area** and draw a box over them. Every piece of text the box touches is listed one per line, and **Accept** updates all of them in one save. A rewrite too long for its place on the slide is not applied. People with view-only access to a chat can ask questions about a deck but cannot change it. ## Change the deck in chat Ask in plain words: "Add a slide on risks after slide 6", "Rework the storyline to lead with cost", "Remove the chart from slide 4", "Tighten the wording on every slide". Slides you did not mention are unchanged. A plain edit never starts a research run. A change that needs new evidence starts one first. If your message looks like new work, such as a different client, You are asked whether to update the deck, start a new deck here, or open a new chat. A new chat separates each client's material. ## Open an existing deck Attach a `.pptx` file to open it in the pane. You can ask about its slides, keep notes on it and edit its text. Fonts and colours are read from the file's theme. ## Related > [card] [Deck design](https://hebno.com/docs/deliverables/deck-design.md) > > Colours, logos, photos, footer and hidden slides. > [card] [Templates](https://hebno.com/docs/deliverables/templates.md) > > Choose the template a deck is drawn in. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.