<high_fidelity_creation> The preferred method for precise layout positioning:

• HTML: Create slides (720pt x 405pt). Text MUST be in <p> , <h1> -<h6> , or <ul> .

• Visuals: You MUST rasterize gradients/icons as PNGs using Sharp FIRST. Reference: references/html2pptx.md .

• Execution: Run html2pptx.js to generate the presentation. </high_fidelity_creation>

<template_structure> For deck editing or template mapping:

• Audit: Generate thumbnail grid (scripts/thumbnail.py ) to analyze layout.

• Duplication: Use scripts/rearrange.py to duplicate and reorder slides.

• Text Injection: Use scripts/replace.py with the JSON inventory to populate content. </template_structure>

<design_quality>

• Fonts: You MUST use web-safe fonts ONLY (Arial, Helvetica, Georgia).

• Colors: You MUST NOT use the # prefix in PptxGenJS hex codes (causes corruption).

• Layout: You SHOULD prefer two-column or full-slide layouts. You MUST NOT stack charts below text.

• Verification: You MUST generate a final thumbnail grid with --cols 4 to inspect for text cutoff or overlap issues. </design_quality>

</powerpoint_professional_suite>