Whu Template Studio

This skill is anchored to the official WHU template:

• PowerPoint template: assets/whu-overall-template.pptx
• Style guide: references/STYLE_GUIDE.md
• Layout and placeholder map: references/LAYOUTS.json

Core rules

• Font: Arial everywhere (including charts).
• Color palette: use the WHU palette from the style guide. Default to dark blue + light blue + light grey-blue.
• Whitespace: keep slides clean, avoid dense paragraphs. Prefer bullets, tables, and callouts.
• Consistency: do not manually recreate layouts. Reuse the template layouts and only replace placeholder content.

PowerPoint workflow (PPTX)

Step 1: Pick the right base layout

Choose one of these common layouts (names match the PPTX template):

• Cover:
  • WHU_4-Part Headline (or WHU_4-Part-Headline + Image)
  • WHU_Long Title + Image
  • WHU_Long Title_Blue
• Standard content:
  • WHU_Slide_White_Textmaster (topic + 40pt headline + optional subheadline + body)
  • WHU_Slide_White_Bulletmaster (bullets)
  • WHU_Slide_White_2-Column-Master (two columns)
• Color backgrounds for emphasis:
  • WHU_Slide_Blue_Textmaster
  • WHU_Slide_Light-Blue_Textmaster
  • WHU_Slide_Silver-Grey_Textmaster

Step 2: Fill placeholders, do not restyle

• Replace placeholder text only.
• Preserve font sizes and colors from the template.

Step 3: Charts and figures

• Use dark blue for the main series and light blue for the secondary series.
• Keep labels short and readable. Prefer direct labels over legends when possible.
• No 3D, no heavy shadows.

Step 4: QA checklist

• Slide titles are aligned and consistent.
• No mixed fonts.
• Colors follow the palette.
• Spelling and punctuation consistent.
• Data labels and axes are legible.

Document workflow (DOCX/PDF)

Use WHU styling in Word documents:

• Arial body font
• Dark blue for H1 headings
• Light blue for H2 headings
• Keep sections short, with bullets and numbered steps.

Template you can start from:

• assets/whu-report-template.docx

If PDF is required, generate DOCX first, then export to PDF in the host environment.

Dashboard workflow (XLSX)

Use Excel dashboards when the user wants a shareable, editable dashboard:

• Title in dark blue, Arial, bold
• KPI cards with light grey-blue headers and light blue key numbers
• Data tables on a separate sheet, clean column names, consistent number formatting

Template you can start from:

• assets/whu-dashboard-template.xlsx

Optional scripts (for automation)

If the agent environment can execute scripts, use:

• scripts/create_pptx.py with a JSON outline
• scripts/create_docx.py with a JSON outline
• scripts/create_dashboard_xlsx.py with KPI + data JSON

Input schema examples:

• references/INPUT_SCHEMA.md
• Example specs in assets/

Common pitfalls

• Rebuilding layouts by hand instead of using the template.
• Overusing colors. Default to 1 to 2 accent colors.
• Tiny fonts. Keep body at 16pt on slides.
• Adding too much text per slide. Split into multiple slides.

Example: Quick slide plan (recommended)

• Cover (4-part headline)
• Agenda
• 3 to 5 content slides (problem, insight, recommendation)
• 1 chart slide (key metric trend)
• Next steps
• Contact / legal footer if needed