How to Use AI for Microsoft PowerPoint

Copilot in PowerPoint

Builds decks, rewrites slides, and writes summaries. Agent Mode creates entire presentations from one request

Custom skills

New in September and October 2026: store your own commands and workflows in Copilot

Claude for PowerPoint

An add-in for paid Claude plans, generally available since May 2026

Designer

The design suggestions built into PowerPoint

Which Copilot features you get depends on your Microsoft 365 plan and admin settings.

Slides serve your message. AI helps you find it and shape it.

I am presenting [topic] to [audience] for [minutes]. Give me an outline, slide by slide, with one message per slide, a strong opening, and a clear ask to close.

• Point Copilot at a Word document, a PDF, or a file in OneDrive or SharePoint
• Mention a file by name in your prompt when you work on a Mac
• Request a specific number of slides
• Review the draft and cut anything you do not need

• “Turn this paragraph into three short bullets.”
• “Rewrite this headline as a clear takeaway.”
• “Simplify this slide for an executive audience.”
• “Split this crowded slide into two slides.”

• Start from your company template to keep slides on brand
• Use Designer for layout ideas
• Generate or source images that back up the message
• Convert lists into simple diagrams
• Keep the text big and sparse

• Use one chart per point
• Ask AI which chart type reads most clearly
• Highlight the number that matters
• Check every figure against its source

• Have Copilot draft speaker notes for every slide
• Rewrite the notes in your own words
• Rehearse pacing and filler words with Speaker Coach
• Ask AI which questions the audience is likely to raise

Store requests you repeat as custom skills, like “apply our brand checklist” or “turn this into a one-page summary slide,” and reuse them across every deck.

• Facts and numbers are accurate
• Names and spelling are correct
• Images are licensed or generated with the rights to use them
• No slide holds confidential information
• The talk fits within your time limit

• “Build a 10-slide pitch deck from this business plan.”
• “Add a summary slide listing three key takeaways.”
• “Rewrite every slide for a non-technical audience.”
• “Suggest a stronger title for each slide.”