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name: "microsoft-branding"
description: "Build PowerPoint decks in the Microsoft corporate brand style. Use whenever the user is building a PowerPoint and asks to brand it for Microsoft, apply Microsoft branding, use Microsoft Branding, create a Microsoft-branded deck, MS corporate style, BDM-style, or Dynamics 365 style deck."
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# Microsoft Corporate Brand — PowerPoint Skill

Build PowerPoint decks that match the Microsoft Dynamics 365 corporate brand style. Use the `pptx` skill for file creation. This skill adds Microsoft-specific brand, palette, and layout knowledge on top of those instructions.

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## Brand Palette

### Primary Colors

| Role | Hex |
|---|---|
| D365 Navy | `#0a1b45` |
| MS Blue | `#0078d4` |
| Light Tan | `#eae4dc` |
| Extra Dark Gray | `#2f2f2f` |
| Medium Gray | `#a4a4a4` |
| Extra Light Gray | `#f2f2f2` |
| White | `#ffffff` |

### Accent Colors

| Name | Hex |
|---|---|
| Orange | `#d83b01` |
| Yellow | `#ffb900` |
| Ocean | `#1392b4` |
| Violet | `#770180` |
| Light Orange | `#ff9349` |
| Light Yellow | `#fef000` |
| Light Blue (Cyan) | `#50e6ff` |
| Light Purple | `#d59dff` |

### Core Gradient
Light Blue → Blue: `#50e6ff` → `#0078d4` (warm to deep — not reversed)

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## Typography

- **All PowerPoint work**: Segoe UI (Regular / Semibold). Never Arial.
- H1 hero: 36–44pt Semibold
- H2 section header: 24–28pt Semibold
- Body: 14–16pt Regular
- Footnotes: 9–10pt Regular, Medium Gray `#a4a4a4`
- Stat callouts: 48–72pt Semibold, colored

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## Color Rules

- **Dark slides** (title, dividers): `#0a1b45` bg, White or `#50e6ff` text
- **Light slides** (content): White or `#eae4dc` bg, `#2f2f2f` body text, `#0078d4` subheads
- One headline color + one body color per slide

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## Core Slide Patterns

**Title slide** — Navy bg, bold H1 in White or Light Blue, subtitle in White, logo present

**Section divider** — Navy or Blue bg, large white title left-aligned

**2-column feature** — White or Tan bg, headline + bullets left, screenshot right

**3-up value cards** — White bg, three equal cards with Navy border or Blue header bar

**Stat callout** — 2–4 large numbers (48–72pt, Blue or accent), source footnote 9pt Medium Gray

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## Design Rules

1. Pill/tag labels: `#0a1b45` fill, White 10pt text, rounded corners
2. Logo on title and closing slides only — not on every content slide
3. No accent lines under titles — use whitespace instead
4. Footnotes: 9pt `#a4a4a4`, source citations below stat slides
5. Use actual product UI screenshots, not generic illustrations

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## D365 Brand Voice

- Tagline: *"No limits"*
- Voice: **The Trailblazer** — bold, brave, adventurous; deep, daring, kind
- Preapproved promises: *"Create impact faster"* · *"Break through barriers"* · *"Adapt to anything"* · *"Innovate everywhere"*