OK.... It is 
*--reference-doc*
not 
--template


On Monday, November 1, 2021 at 11:07:14 AM UTC-6 Michael Schwartz wrote:

> The default template, when made external, cannot be used in pandoc, let 
> alone be modified:
>
> Here is an indicator of problems I have with pandoc and powerpoint 
> generation
>
> My OS: MacOS (Big Sur) 10.16.1
>
> A simple markdown file: 0-test.md
> ----------------------------------
>
> % Title: Test slide deck
>
> % Author: Michael Schwartz
>
> % Date: 2022-11-01`
>
>
> Summary:
>
> ================
>
>
> _It goes without saying_
>
>
> The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster
> -------------------------------
>
> Commands to be run: test.sh
> ----------------------------
>
> #!/bin/sh
>
> /usr/local/bin/pandoc --version
>
> /usr/local/bin/pandoc --standalone --to pptx -o 0-test.pptx -s 0-test.md
>
> /usr/local/bin/pandoc -o default.pptx --print-default-data-file 
> reference.pptx
>
> /usr/local/bin/pandoc --standalone --to pptx --template=default.pptx -o 
> 0-test.t.pptx -s 0-test.md
>
> ---------------------------
>
> Output:
>
> pandoc 2.16
>
> Compiled with pandoc-types 1.22.1, texmath 0.12.3.2, skylighting 0.12.1,
>
> citeproc 0.6, ipynb 0.1.0.2
>
> User data directory: /Users/michael/.pandoc
>
> Copyright (C) 2006-2021 John MacFarlane. Web:  https://pandoc.org
>
> This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is no
>
> warranty, not even for merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
>
> *pandoc: Cannot decode byte '\x85': 
> Data.Text.Internal.Encoding.decodeUtf8: Invalid UTF-8 stream*
>
> -------------------------------
>
> The directory now has a 2-page powerpoint (from the built-in template), 
> the default.pptx file. Both pptx files can be read and displayed.
>
> The final message is from the last command. Pandoc cannot read in the 
> default.pptx template file 
>
> How does one set this up to work properly, so the templates can be edited 
> and used?
>

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