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 # EZ PowerPoint
 
+EZPPT runs Natural Language Processing algorithms that is able to analyze a DOCX document and return a powerpoint file with the most important points summarized into a neat powerpoint template that is ready to use with only a few tweaks from the user. 
 
 
-## Local Instructions 
-1. `python3 -m venv venv`
-1. `source venv/bin/activate`
-1. `pip install -r requirements.txt`
-1. restart so bootstrap-flask loads
+## Local Development Instructions
 
-1. `export FLASK_APP=flaskr`
-1. `export FLASK_ENV=development`
-1. `flask run`
+1. Clone the project
+2. CD to root directory
+3. Run `python3 -m venv venv` to create a new virtual env
+4. Run `source venv/bin/activate` to start the virtual env
+5. Run `pip install -r requirements.txt` to install project dependencies
+6. Run `deactivate` and `source venv/bin/activate` to restart the virtual env to load bootstrap-flask (the package has a bug)
+1. Run `export FLASK_APP=flaskr` and `export FLASK_ENV=development` to set env variables
+1. Run `flask run` to start the server
+2. Navigate to [http://127.0.0.1:5000/] to see the product!