Present live or export PPTX - how to choose

Worked example

Use these starting values to work through the decision, then substitute your own inputs.

Imagine a sales call followed by a procurement review. During the call, a browser link makes the current draft easy to show. Afterwards, the buyer wants an offline file and must change two scope lines. Test both destinations before choosing the delivery method: open the link without your login, then open the PPTX on the buyer's software and edit those lines. Keep a PDF for visual reference, but do not mistake it for the requested editable source.

Define the handoff before generating

Ask the recipient what they need to change and in which application. A file can be visually faithful while failing the required edit. Separate visual checks from object checks instead of giving the entire deck a single 'editable' label.

1. Open them in the presentation app and on the device your recipient uses.
2. Perform the required edits, including a longer heading and a changed number where relevant; record each result separately.
3. Save, close and reopen the edited file. Check that the change, layout and necessary notes survived that round trip.

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