Editing the Skeleton

The skeleton is an editable slide structure before the final design is applied. Each slide consists of blocks such as headline, body, list, numeric card, chart placeholder, and image area.

What You Can Do in the Skeleton

Editing Sequence

1. 1

   Quickly scan all slides

   Look at the titles to confirm that the storyline and order match. If there are structural issues, resolve them before refining individual blocks.

2. 2

   Define the core message of a slide

   Choose the most important title or figure and arrange other blocks to support that message.

3. 3

   Reduce text density

   If the body is long, separate key points, evidence, and explanations or split a slide into two. Distinguish what the presenter will speak and what must appear on screen.

4. 4

   Review data and image placeholders

   Check for chart placeholders without real data, low‑quality image placeholders, and figures with unclear sources.

5. 5

   Request partial edits

   Select or quote the block to be changed and specify the purpose and length. It is better to edit a small scope than to rebuild the entire deck at once.

6. 6

   Final check before applying style

   Ensure there is no cut text, empty blocks, duplicate slides, temporary wording, or placeholders remaining.

Sample Editing Requests

• "Please shorten this headline to a conclusion‑style sentence of about 18 characters."
• "Change the left list to three causes and the right list to three responses."
• "Standardize the unit of this numeric card to 100 million won and add a reference period."
• "Insert a weekly conversion rate trend into the chart placeholder and place a key change line on the right."
• "Merge slides 7 and 8 but keep the schedule and responsible person information."

Signals That Structure Needs Changing

• The title and body convey different conclusions.
• A single slide contains a chart, a list, and a long explanation.
• The same evidence is repeated across multiple slides.
• Numbers are displayed large without explanation, making meaning unclear.
• Images are used purely decoratively, unrelated to the message.
• The presenter’s requests remain unclear until the end.

Returning to the Skeleton from the Final Deck

Even after creating the final deck, you can return to the skeleton if structural problems are found. After returning, visual edits from the previous final deck may not be preserved, so first clarify why you are returning and define the scope of changes.