microsoft / microsoft/markitdown

Links and Bullets not preserved in PPT

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Description

When converting PPTX looks like bullet lists and links are not preserved. Attaching a simple example to demonstrate it

Presentation.pptx

<!-- Slide number: 1 -->
# Test Slide
Hello

<!-- Slide number: 2 -->
# List Demo
List item 1
Sub list 1
List Item 2
Sub list 2
Sub list 3

<!-- Slide number: 3 -->
# Links
https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown
MarkitDown

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Research direction

Start by converting the attached Presentation.pptx and compare the Markdown output with the three demonstrated slides. Trace the PPTX conversion path from that reproduction, then verify that bullet nesting and links are preserved in the output for the list and links slides.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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