Quickly create PowerPoint slides with Microsoft Copilot
Have you ever sat staring at a blank PowerPoint slide, wondering how to turn your notes into something clear and professional?
Or perhaps you’ve got a polished Word document but no idea how to convert it into a visually engaging presentation without spending hours on design?
We’ve all been there. Creating effective slides often feels like a time-consuming chore—especially when you’re juggling other business priorities.
But here’s some great news: Microsoft has made this process much simpler.
With the latest Microsoft Copilot update, you can now generate individual PowerPoint slides directly from a Word document. What used to take hours can now be achieved in seconds.
Copilot, Microsoft’s built-in AI assistant for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, helps streamline the heavy lifting. With this new feature, you can ask Copilot to create a slide from a section—or even the entirety—of your Word file. Instantly, it produces a ready-to-edit slide with your content already formatted.
That means no more endless copy-pasting, adjusting layouts, or worrying about font consistency.
While it won’t yet manage custom colour schemes or background designs, Copilot provides a clean, professional starting point. Your team can then focus on refining the message, instead of wrestling with formatting details.
For businesses, this is a real productivity boost. Presentations remain one of the key ways we communicate—whether pitching to clients, updating colleagues, or planning strategy. But creating them often drains time and energy.
Now, if you have a well-written Word document, Copilot can turn it into slides in just a few clicks. You keep full control to make tweaks and add personal flair, but the tedious groundwork is done for you.
If your organisation already uses Microsoft 365 and holds a Copilot licence, you can try this feature right away. Just ensure you’re running the latest version of the apps. In PowerPoint, select “New Slide with Copilot” under the Home tab, or simply click the Copilot icon and choose “Add a slide.”
This isn’t just about time savings—though it certainly delivers on that front. It’s about empowering your team to communicate ideas clearly and confidently, without being held back by formatting frustrations.
If presentations are a regular part of your workflow, it’s worth giving Microsoft Copilot a try. And if you’d like guidance on how to set it up or integrate AI tools into your business effectively, contact us at GZD—we’re here to help.
