Slide outline or finished PPTX first?

When the argument is still unsettled, approve the outline before spending effort on slide layout. If the story is already reviewed, direct production can be reasonable with explicit visual checks.

Compare the practical differences

Decision	Outline first	PPTX first
Best fit	Uncertain story or incomplete evidence	Approved narrative and defined visual requirements
Useful property	Makes structure cheap to revise	Moves directly to a usable presentation file
What to check	Does not validate final slide readability	Layout changes can obscure unresolved content issues

A concrete choice

For a new research presentation, review slide messages and evidence first. For a repeated monthly format, start from the approved outline and current data.

Verify the choice

Read the slide titles as a story, then inspect the final rendered deck after content is accepted.

Write the reason for your choice into the task brief or setup notes. Then run a small representative task and compare the actual result with the requirement that drove the decision. Keep any unmet requirement visible rather than declaring the whole workflow ready from a single successful step.

Continue with the setup

The related desktop guide explains the relevant controls and limits. Use the current application state when applying this comparison; the presence of an option in a document does not mean every dependency on your computer is ready.