Create a new presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint
Applies To
PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 for Mac Microsoft365.com PowerPoint for iPad Microsoft Office
Note: Support for referencing certain file types are rolling out to Microsoft 365 Insiders and will be coming soon for all Copilot subscribers.
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Start a new presentation in PowerPoint.
Tip: If you want to create a presentation using a template, create a new presentation using that template or open a file that already uses it. Then, proceed with the next steps and Copilot will create a new presentation using the same template for you.
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Select the Create a presentation option in the Copilot menu above your slide.
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Complete the prompt with a description of the presentation you'd like Copilot to help you draft. You can also click the paper clip button or type '/' to choose a file that you would like Copilot to reference when creating your presentation.
Note: You can add Word documents, PDF files (Preview), and TXT files (Preview) for Copilot to reference when creating your presentation.
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Review and modify the topics that Copilot generates for you. To refine your prompt and regenerate a new set of topics, select the pencil button.
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Add a topic by selecting the button, then describe your topic. You can also click the paper clip button or type '/' to choose a file that you would like Copilot to reference when adding a topic.
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If you're happy with your topics, select Generate slides and Copilot will draft a presentation for you!
Best practices when creating a presentation from a Word document
Leverage Word Styles to help Copilot understand the structure of your document
By using Styles in Word to organize your document, Copilot will better understand your source document structure and how to break it up into slides of a presentation.
Include images that are relevant to your presentation
When creating a presentation, Copilot will try to incorporate any images in your Word document. If you have images that you would like to be brought over to your presentation, be sure to include them in your Word document.
Start with your organization's template
If your organization uses a standard presentation template, start with this file before creating a presentation with Copilot. Starting with a template will let Copilot know that you would like to retain the presentation's theme and design. Copilot will use existing layouts to build a presentation for you. Learn more about making your presentations look great with Copilot in PowerPoint.
Tip: Copilot works best with Word documents that are less than 24 MB.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The PowerPointCopilot create a presentation feature helps the user get started with creating a designed presentation in PowerPoint. Users can create a presentation with their own prompt or by referencing a file.
The create a presentation feature streamlines the creation process by understanding the content the user is trying to create, whether by prompt or referenced file, and creating a designed presentation that gets the user started. When creating a presentation from the Copilot button above the slide, Copilot in PowerPoint also helps the user create a narrative and steer the output of their presentation by allowing the user to add, remove, and reorder topics before presentation generation.
The feature is evaluated through a combination of comparative analysis, human review, automated testing, red teaming, and customer engagement metrics. User feedback and presentation kept rates gauge the effectiveness of generated presentations. End-users provide ongoing feedback on each Copilot feature, along with iterative improvements that contribute to optimizing the system's performance across all features.
When creating a presentation using a prompt, only a single output language is supported at a time. When creating a presentation by referencing a file, additional context cannot be provided within the same prompt. The user must have access to and permission to use the file they are referencing to create a presentation. The output of the create a presentation feature is AI generated content and should be reviewed and edited by the user accordingly,
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The Create a Presentation feature, as well as Copilot in PowerPoint more generally, has undergone responsible AI reviews prior to release. We're open to user feedback to make continuous improvements. We strive to follow Microsoft's AI principles and have, for example, implemented:
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Responsible AI handling pipeline to mitigate the risks like harmful, inappropriate content.
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In product user feedback with which users can report offensive content back to Microsoft.
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