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How to watch figure objects draw live in Mac PowerPoint with Scientific Illustrator

Set up the optional Office.js add-in so each object appears in Mac PowerPoint as it is drawn.

  • Research
  • Advanced
  • 60 minutes
  • From the README
  • Codex

Credentials. The setup requires you to manually trust a localhost certificate in macOS Keychain, which the plugin does not do for you.

Who it is forA macOS user who wants to watch a figure being built object by object in an open PowerPoint window.

The problemThe standard install writes a finished PPTX, so the drawing process is not visible while it runs.

The outcomeA running Office.js add-in task pane, with powerpoint_officejs_status reporting connected=true, so drawing happens live in PowerPoint.

What you need first

  • Codex with the ability to install plugins
  • Microsoft PowerPoint, WPS Presentation, or draw.io Desktop installed and open
  • The reference figure as an image file to upload to Codex

Steps

  1. Clone the repository with git clone https://github.com/icebird1998/scientific-illustrator.git and change into the Scientific Illustrator folder.
  2. Run node plugins/scientific-illustrator/scripts/officejs-setup.mjs prepare from the repository folder.
  3. Run openssl x509 -in "$HOME/.codex/scientific-illustrator/officejs/localhost.crt" -text -noout, then manually trust the localhost certificate in macOS Keychain Access.
  4. Run node plugins/scientific-illustrator/scripts/officejs-setup.mjs sideload, restart PowerPoint, and open Scientific Illustrator Live from Insert, then My Add-ins.
  5. Keep the task pane open and confirm that powerpoint_officejs_status reports connected=true before starting a drawing task.

Prompt for your agent

In the scientific-illustrator repo on macOS, run the officejs-setup.mjs prepare and sideload steps, then confirm that powerpoint_officejs_status reports connected=true with the Scientific Illustrator Live task pane open. Verify the connection before asking the plugin to draw the uploaded figure in PowerPoint.

Caveat. The README says this live mode is optional, the plugin does not change system certificate trust automatically, and the standard install already produces an editable PPTX.

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