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- [Instructor] If you have access to dedicated presentation applications, like PowerPoint and Keynote, you might never even think of creating a presentation in InDesign and delivering it in PDF format. But there are a few reasons why PDF might be the best option in some cases. So let's take a look at some of the advantages and disadvantages of using PDF for presentation. First of all, you get to use InDesign to design your presentation. If you already know how to use InDesign, you don't have to buy or learn another application, and since InDesign gives you precise control over typography, color, and graphics, there is no more powerful tool for designing the look of your slides. The next reason has to do with making your presentation stand out. PowerPoint is ubiquitous, and so are the themes and templates that it comes with. So if you use one of those, even if you customize it a bit, it can still seem familiar to folks who have seen their share of presentations, unlike a completely new…

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