In brief
- Give the presentation a name and link a client folder if you wish.
- Choose writing rules and a presentation style. Add a PowerPoint style if you want to use your own example.
- Paste content or add source documents. Only provide facts you can verify.
- Optionally choose the preferred number of slides, speaker notes, section slides and charts.
- Generate the PowerPoint. Check the text, charts, images and slide layout before use.
Tasks
Create a presentation
Options: Name · client folder · writing style · presentation style · content
- Open Home, PowerPoint and give the presentation a name.
- Choose a client folder, writing style and presentation style if needed.
- Paste content or add files.
- Choose slide options and additional directions; generate and review the presentation.
Choose your own presentation style
Options: Automatic company styling · own profile
- Under Presentation style, choose Automatic company styling or one of your own available profiles.
- Use the option offered for your own example if the layout you want is missing.
- After generating, check that the theme, title, colours and layout are correct.
Use a report, conversation or files as the source
Options: Paste text · add files · additional directions
- Go to Presentation content.
- Paste reviewed text or choose Add files.
- Check that all important facts and the parts you want are in the source.
- Under Additional directions, state the emphasis or order you want.
Set up the slide structure and speaker notes
Options: Number of slides · speaker notes · section slides · charts
- Fill in the preferred number of slides if you wish.
- Turn Speaker notes, Section slides and Charts on or off as appropriate.
- Generate the presentation and check that the number of slides and the chosen parts fit.
Review a PowerPoint result
Options: Open result · review · download
- Open the finished presentation in My work.
- Check the text, figures, charts, images and how the content is spread across the slides.
- Only use reviewed output for a presentation to others.
What you see can depend on your role, your plan and your organisation's integrations. Review every draft you create before you share or send it.