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Moda can bring an existing file onto the canvas in two different ways: importing it (keep the original layout, then edit) or beautifying it (let the AI redesign it). Which one you want depends on whether you’re trying to edit a deck or redesign it.

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Import a file (keep the layout, then edit)

Use Import a file when you have a PowerPoint or Google Slides deck and want to keep working on it in Moda with the layout largely preserved. From the homepage:
  1. Choose Import a file.
  2. Upload a PowerPoint (.pptx) file, or connect Google Slides.
  3. Moda imports the slides as an editable Moda design.
Importing does its best to reproduce the deck’s slides as editable Moda elements — text, shapes, and images become objects you can move and restyle, rather than a flat picture. It’s a best-effort conversion, not a pixel-perfect copy.
Import a file is for presentation files — PowerPoint and Google Slides. Google Slides decks are imported by converting them to PowerPoint format first.

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What may not carry over

Import parses what it can and skips what it can’t, so some things can be simplified, omitted, or lose editability:
  • Complex or unsupported elements — for example SmartArt, charts, and other advanced objects — may not come in as editable objects.
  • Individual shapes that can’t be parsed are skipped rather than blocking the import, so a slide can come in with a shape missing.
  • Animations and transitions from the source deck are not preserved on import. The imported design comes in without them.
For anything that doesn’t survive the import, you can rebuild it on the Moda canvas or ask the AI agent to recreate it.
Importing is available on every plan. The maximum PowerPoint file size is 250 MB.

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Beautify a file (let the AI redesign it)

Use Beautify a file when you want the AI agent to redesign a file — refresh the styling, apply your brand, and clean up the layout. From the homepage:
  1. Choose Beautify a file.
  2. Upload a file (PowerPoint, PDF, and more) or attach slides from Google Drive.
  3. Moda hands the file to the AI agent, which produces a redesigned version.
Because Beautify is a redesign, the result is intentionally different from the original — that’s the point. If you want to stay as close to the original layout as possible, use Import a file instead.

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Which formats can be imported?

See Your First Design for starting a design from an uploaded file, and Export Formats for exporting back out to PowerPoint or Google Slides.

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Why a PDF (or a beautified deck) looks different

A PDF is not imported directly — Moda has no way to open a PDF as editable slides. Instead, the AI agent recreates the document as a new design. Because it’s rebuilt rather than copied, fonts, spacing, and styling can shift. This is expected behavior for PDFs.
A couple of things to keep in mind:
  • PowerPoint and Google Slides stay closest to the original when you use Import a file, because Moda reads the real slide structure — but it’s still a best-effort conversion, and complex or unsupported elements may be simplified or omitted (see What may not carry over).
  • PDFs are always recreated by the AI, so treat the result as a redesigned starting point rather than a copy.
  • Beautify redesigns any file — including PowerPoint and Google Slides — so a beautified deck will also look different from the original by design. Use Import a file when you want to stay as close to the original layout as possible.

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A note on animations

Two separate things to know about animations:
  • On import, animations and transitions in the source PowerPoint or Google Slides deck are not brought into Moda — the imported design comes in without them.
  • On export, animations you add in Moda do not transfer to PowerPoint or Google Slides. See Export Formats for the full list of what transfers.