Speakers send pre-reads without enabling accidental edits. Students submit slide assignments as PDF. Sales leaves behind one-pagers. Animations won’t play in PDF — expect static frames. After export, Compress PDF helps size, and Merge PDF can attach appendices. Always click through every slide in the PDF before the meeting. Click every slide in the PDF — transitions can hide clipped charts that looked fine in edit mode. Strip speaker notes if they should not leak to clients. Compress photo-heavy decks after export. Tell recipients the PDF is a handout, not a substitute for animated delivery. Hidden slides may still export depending on settings — unhide and review the PDF outline. Crop videos to poster frames intentionally so blank black rectangles do not confuse readers. For investor rooms, password delivery belongs outside this tool’s basic export. Presenter view notes can leak confidential coaching lines; strip notes or export without notes when the PDF may be forwarded beyond the room. Presenter view notes can leak confidential coaching lines; strip notes or export without notes when the PDF may be forwarded beyond the room. Presenter view notes can leak confidential coaching lines; strip notes or export without notes when the PDF may be forwarded beyond the room. Presenter view notes can leak confidential coaching lines; strip notes or export without notes when the PDF may be forwarded beyond the room. Presenter view notes can leak confidential coaching lines; strip notes or export without notes when the PDF may be forwarded beyond the room. For hybrids, export PDF for reading and keep PPTX for presenting so animations stay where they belong.