Have you ever stared at an empty PowerPoint slide, unsure how to turn a jumble of notes into a clear and professional-looking presentation?
Or perhaps you’ve written a great Word document but dread spending hours translating it into engaging slides?
Creating presentations can be challenging and time-consuming, especially when you’re busy managing multiple tasks. Fortunately, Microsoft has addressed this common frustration with a recent update to Microsoft365 Copilot.
Copilot is an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant built directly into Microsoft365 applications like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Think of Copilot as your intelligent helper—one that understands your needs and simplifies complex or repetitive tasks.
Thanks to the latest update, Copilot can now generate individual PowerPoint slides directly from your existing Word documents. Instead of manually copying, pasting, and reformatting text, you can create slides in just a few clicks.
Here’s how it works:
Open your Word document in Microsoft365.
Select the text or sections you want converted into slides.
Ask Copilot to generate your slides. It quickly creates slides populated with your selected content.
Gone are the days of struggling with inconsistent fonts, awkward layouts, or tedious formatting.
While Copilot excels at creating a strong foundation for your presentation, it’s important to know its current limitations. Right now, Copilot won’t automatically include customized colours or background images. However, the slides it creates are professional, clear, and ready for your final touches.
This allows you and your team to spend more time refining your message rather than wasting time on layout adjustments and formatting details.
PowerPoint presentations remain a key communication tool for businesses. Whether presenting to clients, providing team updates, or strategic planning, well-made slides convey professionalism and clarity. However, creating them can often become a frustrating distraction from your core tasks.
By starting from a structured Word document and leveraging Copilot, your team can significantly reduce the time and effort spent on slide creation. With the bulk of the formatting automatically handled, you gain more control to fine-tune your content and enhance the overall quality of your presentations.
If your business already uses Microsoft365 and has a Copilot license, accessing this new feature is straightforward:
Ensure your applications are updated to the latest version.
In PowerPoint, find the “New Slide with Copilot” option under the Home tab, or simply click the Copilot button and select “Add a slide.”
This streamlined workflow helps your business communicate clearly, confidently, and efficiently—without getting bogged down by manual tasks.
Effective presentations depend on clear messaging and professional visuals. With Copilot handling the repetitive tasks of creating slides, your team can dedicate more attention to communicating ideas effectively. You maintain full control over final edits and personalization, but the most time-consuming aspects are already handled.
As Microsoft continues developing Copilot, expect future enhancements that will further simplify your workflows. Integration with AI tools like Copilot represents the future of productivity, empowering your team to work smarter and more efficiently.
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