Academic Ppt

• Title slide: Project name, presenter, date, affiliation
• Content slides: One key message per slide, bullet points ≤6 lines
• Figure slides: Full-width figure with brief caption
• Table slides: Clean tables with alternating row shading
• Summary slides: Key takeaways in bold numbered list

Typography

• Title font: 28-36pt, bold, dark color (#1a1a2e or #2c3e50)
• Body font: 18-22pt, regular, dark gray (#333333)
• Caption/footnote: 12-14pt, italic, gray (#666666)
• Font family: Calibri or Arial (cross-platform safe)

Color Palette (Academic)

• Primary: #2c3e50 (dark navy for titles)
• Accent: #2980b9 (blue for emphasis)
• Text: #333333 (dark gray body)
• Background: #FFFFFF (white)
• Table header: #2c3e50 with white text
• Table alt row: #f0f4f8 (light blue-gray)
• Positive result: #27ae60 (green)
• Negative/warning: #c0392b (red)

Procedure

1. Read the analysis report / data sources to understand content
2. Plan slide structure (outline with ~8-15 slides)
3. Create a Python script using python-pptx that:
   • Sets slide dimensions to 16:9 (widescreen)
   • Applies consistent styling via helper functions
   • Embeds existing figure files (PNG) directly
   • Generates clean tables from data
   • Adds slide numbers
4. Run the script to generate the .pptx file
5. Verify the output file exists and report slide count

Technical Notes

• Use python-pptx library (install via pip install python-pptx)
• Slide size: prs.slide_width = Inches(13.333), prs.slide_height = Inches(7.5) for 16:9
• Always use Pt() for font sizes, Inches() for positioning
• Embed images with slide.shapes.add_picture(), scale to fit
• For tables: use slide.shapes.add_table() with proper column widths

Reference Script Template

See ./scripts/ppt_template.py for reusable helper functions.