Convert an existing slide deck into a web presentation
Turn an approved presentation into browser slides while preserving its facts, images and brand rules. Review a slide-by-slide fidelity report before sharing.
How this works
Use this procedure when the underlying story is approved but the delivery format needs to change. A sales enablement deck, workshop or internal briefing becomes a browser presentation without silently changing claims or exposing presenter-only notes. The useful result includes evidence that each original slide is represented, not just an attractive page.
Work from a local copy or an authorized presentation connector. Let AI propose layout and implement the agreed design; use extraction, comparison and browser checks to verify it. If parsing or browser tools are unavailable, produce an explicit conversion specification with unresolved items instead of claiming that a working presentation was created.
Before you start
Content owner
Identify who may approve factual edits and which deck version is authoritative.
Asset access
Obtain permitted images, fonts and logos; record restrictions on distribution.
Delivery brief
Confirm audience, device sizes, offline requirements, private notes and destination.
Prepare the inputs
- deck
- Required
PPTX or slide export with stable slide numbers
Record filename, version, slide count and extraction failures.
- brand
- Required
Approved typography, palette and assets
Missing fonts need a stated fallback, not a downloaded substitute of unknown license.
- delivery
- Required
Audience and browser requirements
Separate audience-visible content from speaker notes and internal comments.
Implementation, step by step
Create a content ledger
- Extract text, chart labels, image references and hyperlinks with source slide IDs.
- Mark hidden slides and presenter notes separately. Keep the original deck intact.
Checkpoint: Every slide is accounted for, including extraction gaps.
Resolve conversion limits
- Identify embedded video, animation and charts that cannot be transferred faithfully.
- Offer a static substitute or an explicit manual task; ask about material ambiguity before rebuilding a chart.
Checkpoint: A list of supported, substituted and unresolved elements exists.
Preview a direction
- Create a small sample from representative dense and visual slides.
- Agree spacing, navigation and motion. Keep layout choices separate from edits to the narrative.
Checkpoint: The style is reviewable before the entire conversion.
Build the presentation
- Map each source slide to a browser section with stable identifiers and meaningful headings.
- Keep links and local asset references explicit. Do not place confidential notes in HTML comments or downloadable assets.
Checkpoint: The output opens locally with its expected dependencies.
Check fidelity and use
- Compare all names, figures, units and chart labels against the ledger; calculate nothing by eye.
- Check narrow and wide layouts, keyboard navigation, focus visibility, reduced motion and text contrast. Record unsupported checks.
Checkpoint: The comparison report identifies every deviation and browser defect.
Prepare delivery
- Package the HTML and assets, plus a PDF fallback if available and requested.
- List remaining decisions and publication scope. Upload only when the destination and action are authorized.
Checkpoint: The owner can review the exact package that would be shared.
Decisions along the way
A chart lacks editable data
Use the approved chart image with readable labels; do not infer its underlying values.
Source slide is too dense
Split it into linked sections and record the mapping; retain all material caveats.
A font or media file is unavailable
Use an agreed fallback or leave a visible unresolved item.
What you will produce
presentation.html
HTMLA local browser presentation with documented dependencies.
Include: slide_id · heading · body · asset_reference · navigation
conversion-review.csv
CSVA complete mapping, including hidden or intentionally omitted material.
Include: source_slide · output_section · content_status · deviation · reviewer
Check the result
- Match the source and output slide inventory; unexplained omissions fail review.
- Verify amounts, percentages, dates and footnotes character by character.
- Open the package without the authoring session and test a narrow viewport.
- Inspect delivered files for private notes, broken links and missing assets.
When something goes wrong
A slide cannot be extracted
Retain a screenshot for review and request an accessible source; do not invent its content.
Animation hides content
Provide a static or reduced-motion path and verify the same information remains available.
Local preview works but upload fails
Report the local package as complete and publication as unconfirmed; inspect the upload result before retrying.
A worked example
SYNTHETIC EXAMPLE · NOT A REPORTED BUSINESS RESULT
Request
Synthetic: convert a twelve-slide onboarding deck.
Inputs
Slide 7 has a chart image; slide 12 is hidden and contains internal preparation notes.
Expected result
Twelve inventory entries, eleven audience sections, a documented exclusion for slide 12 and an unchanged chart image. Private notes are absent from the delivery package.
Run a small pilot
Start small
Convert one approved deck containing dense text, a chart and a hidden slide.
Record the baseline
Record manual conversion and review time, omissions and rendering defects.
Agree success criteria
Agree a maximum review time and require zero unexplained content loss.
Stop or revise
Stop delivery when sensitive notes appear or factual fidelity cannot be verified.
Keep the scope clear
- This changes the delivery format, not the approved business claims.
- Creating a local package does not imply that it was published.
Check before using
The content owner checks every factual change; web publication requires an authorized destination.
Business activities
- Create and publish content
- Deliver courses and training
FROM A RECIPE TO YOUR WORKFLOW
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For this recipe: Approved PPTX · Brand assets · Sharing requirements
Start with one recurring task, agree which sources to use, and review the first result with your team.
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