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You might have converted a PowerPoint presentation to a Word document before so that you could edit it. But did you know that you can do the reverse? Take your Microsoft Word document and turn it into a Microsoft PowerPoint slideshow.

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Maybe you want a jumpstart on creating your presentation using the text that you've saved in Word. Or maybe you've realized that your document would be better presented as a PowerPoint slideshow. With Word on the web, you can convert your document easily.

Here are a few things to keep in mind in terms of converting Microsoft Word documents to PowerPoint presentations. These points might be updated over time. The feature began rolling out in early 2021 :

  • The ability to convert PowerPoint presentations is currently only available in Word for the web.
  • The option is currently only available in English.
  • The feature is not currently available when using Safari or Internet Explorer.
  • At the time of writing, text content is available for export. If you have media content in your Word document, you'll need to add it to the PowerPoint presentation separately.

Now, if you're ready to give this feature a try, let's get to it! Head to the  Microsoft Office online  website, sign in to your account, and open your document in Word. You do not have to open PowerPoint in another tab or window.

Click File > Export and choose the "Export to PowerPoint Presentation" option.

You'll see a pop-up window with a collection of themes. Select the theme that you want to use and click "Export." You can change the theme in PowerPoint once it's exported if you like.

After several moments, you'll receive a notification that your newly converted presentation is ready. Click the "Open Presentation" button.

The slideshow will open in Microsoft PowerPoint for the web in a new tab.

The presentation will be saved to OneDrive automatically with the same name as your Microsoft Word document. If you haven't named your document, the slideshow will have a default name, such as Document 1. Click the name in the top-left corner and give it a new file name.

Styles like headings and bullet points should transfer as such. However, this could change depending on the theme that you select. Keep in mind that you might need to make some adjustments to the slideshow after you export it.

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How to convert a Word document to a PowerPoint presentation

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Whether you’re more comfortable working in PowerPoint or you’d like to present the content of your Word document in a different way, we’ve got you covered, There are a few different ways to convert a Word document to a PowerPoint presentation. If you have a Microsoft 365 account, you can use Word for the Web to make the conversion or you can do it directly with PowerPoint. There’s another option, too. Don’t want to convert your document to a presentation, but still need to use it as a reference? You can insert it as an object directly in a slide. If this all sounds super complicated, don’t worry. We’ll guide you each step of the way.

Convert a Word Document to a PowerPoint Presentation Using Word for the Web

First, open your web browser and log in to Office. Once logged in, open the document you want to convert in Word for the Web, and click the “File” tab in the top-left corner of the window.

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Click “Export” in the left-hand pane and select “Export to PowerPoint Presentation (Preview).”

Export to PowerPoint option

The Export to Presentation window will appear. Here, select the design theme you’d like to use and click “Export.”

Choose a design theme

Word for the Web will then begin preparing your new presentation. Once ready, click “Open Presentation.”

Click open presentation

Your presentation will open in PowerPoint for the Web. If you need a local copy, you can always download it by going to File > Save as > Download a Copy.

Convert a Word Document to a PowerPoint Presentation Using PowerPoint

You can convert your Word document to a PowerPoint presentation using PowerPoint itself, but you’ll need to make sure your Word document is properly formatted for the conversion first. For content that you want to use as a slide title, make sure you give it the Heading 1 style. For content you want to use as text in the slide, give it the Heading 2 style.

Once you’re ready, open PowerPoint and make sure you’re in the “Home” tab. Next, select “New Slide” in the ribbon and then “Slides from Outline” from the bottom of the menu that appears.

Insert slides from outline

From here, locate the Word document you want to use, select it, and click “Insert.”

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PowerPoint will then do its thing. While this way isn’t as good as using Word for the Web, it’ll still get the job done.

Insert Your Word Document as an Object in Your Presentation

If you’re not interested in converting your Word document to a PowerPoint presentation, you can insert it as an object for quick access.

Before we proceed, it’s important you understand the difference between the two types of objects you can insert your document as: Linked or Embedded.

The main difference between the two is where the data is stored. If you embed the object in your presentation, the data from that object is stored in the presentation. This is good if you’re worried about the location of the word document changing (which can break a linked object), but it will increase your file size. A linked object only inserts a link to the source file. In other words, the data from the object isn’t stored in the presentation—it simply links to it. This will keep your file size down, but that link may break if the source file is moved to a different location.

To insert your Word document as an object in your presentation, open your presentation and navigate to the slide you would like to add the object to. From there, click the “Insert” tab and select “Object.”

Insert an Object option

The Insert Object window will appear. Select “Create from File and click “Browse.”

Browse for your word file

Locate and select the document you would like to insert. Once inserted, you have two choices. You can either display the entire Word document in the PowerPoint slide or simply display the document icon. If you choose the latter, the document will open in Word when selected.

Choose how to insert the document

Click “OK” to insert the object. That’s all there is to it!

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If you are heavily invested in Microsoft Office and use it for both personal and professional purposes, chances are you might need to convert your document from one format to another. One of the most common conversions users generally go with is Word document to PowerPoint presentation.

Copy/pasting the content of a document in a presentation is not feasible if the document is lengthy. Also, with the conversion feature embedded right into Microsoft Word, the need to use such outdated concepts negates. The feature to convert uses Artificial Intelligence for the job and is highly effective.

Preparing the Document for Converting into a Presentation

It is fairly easy to convert, given, you are aware of the basic formatting. All you have to do is format the text using the various heading options available in Microsoft Word.

The conversion process will use the Headings in your Word document and create separate slides based on the same into a PowerPoint presentation.

Since we are discussing the basics of the subject, we will only be using ‘Heading 1’ for slide’s Title in the converted presentation and ‘Heading 2’ as the slide content. You can similarly use the other available options in the ‘Style’ section of Word to enhance the clarity and quality of the presentation.

To format the titles, highlight them and then select ‘Heading 1’ from the ‘Styles’ section at the top. Remember, this will be used as the slide title in the PowerPoint presentation after being converted.

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For the text under the heading, you can use other heading options. Again, highlight the content under the topic and select ‘Heading 2’. Since this will be nested under the Heading 1 that we previously used, the conversion process will put it as the slide content for the heading.

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You can similarly format the rest of the document and make it readable and ready for conversion.

After you format the text, the text color will change to blue, which can be changed later on, using the themes options in Word.

To change the theme, go to the ‘Design’ tab at the top and then select the suitable document formatting from the listed options.

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In this case, we have used ‘Basic (Stylish)’ and the text now looks green which is catchy and enhances the visual appeal of a presentation.

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Converting Word Document to Presentation

There are two ways you can convert your document to a presentation, either through Microsoft Word or through Microsoft PowerPoint. However, for both methods, you will have to format the text in headings (for slide titles) and sub-headings (for slide content) structure in the document so that it can be converted.

Converting with Microsoft Word

After you have formatted the document, you will need to add the option to convert a document to presentation in the app’s toolbar, if not enabled currently, which will then be added to the top of Microsoft Word.

Click on the ‘File’ menu at the top-left corner to view the various options.

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You can now view the information of the current document along with a bunch of features on the left. To enable the conversion icon, select ‘Options’ from the list on the left.

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The ‘Word Options’ window will open, select the ‘Quick-Access Toolbar’ tab on the left.

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You can now customize the quick access toolbar from this section. Click on the box under ‘Choose commands from’ and select ‘All Commands’ from the drop-down menu.

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Next, scroll down and look for ‘Send to Microsoft PowerPoint’ from the list and click on ‘Add’ to enable it. The options are listed in alphabetical order; therefore, it wouldn’t be difficult to locate it. After you have added the feature to Microsoft Word, click on ‘OK’ at the bottom to save the changes and close the window.

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Now, to convert the document into a PowerPoint presentation, click on ‘Send to Microsoft PowerPoint’ icon that we just added in the instructions above. You can find it above the ribbon bar in Word.

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After you click on ‘Send to Microsoft PowerPoint’ icon, the conversion process will begin. It may take some time depending on the document type and length to convert it. Once the conversion is done, the document will now be in form of a presentation, differentiated by the headings we used earlier.

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Converting with Microsoft PowerPoint

The process to convert a Word document to a PowerPoint Presentation is intricate in Microsoft Word, however, it is pretty straightforward and simple in Microsoft PowerPoint.

Open a new presentation on Microsoft PowerPoint and then select the ‘Insert’ tab at the top.

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In the ‘Insert’ tab, you will see the option to add various items to the presentation. Since we are here to add a document, click on the ‘New Slide’ icon, the first option from the left. Next, select ‘Slides from Outline’ from the drop-down menu.

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The ‘Insert Outline’ window will open where you can locate and select the document which you want to convert. After you have selected the document, click on ‘Insert’ at the bottom to convert and add to Microsoft PowerPoint.

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The Word document is now converted to a PowerPoint presentation and the content is distributed between slides by the heading levels that we earlier formatted.

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Converting a document to a presentation might have seemed like a herculean task earlier, but it won’t be the case from now on. You can use either of the two methods discussed above for the conversion and save yourself from the hassle of copy/paste. Also, do remember to format the text accurately to attain effective results.

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Export Word documents into PowerPoint presentations

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Hi, Office Insiders, my name is Mohit Anand, and I’m a Program Manager on the PowerPoint team. I’m glad to share that a new scenario  is now available in Word for the web .  You can now export  Word document s   in to PowerPoint presentation s .  

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Have you  ever  wished you could easily export an existing  Word document into a great PowerPoint presentation?  If so, the wait is over!   

When you use the Export command, it creates a  presentation  based on   all   the summarized sections of the document.  It also  adds   imagery, icons, videos, themes, and fonts  using  AI.  

How it works  

To turn your Word document into a PowerPoint presentation:  

  • Open any document  you want to convert into a presentation  in Word for  the  web.  
  • Click  File   >   Export > Export to PowerPoint presentation .  
  • When  prompted ,  choose a design theme for your presentation.  
  • Click  Open presentation  to  re view  the results  in PowerPoint for  the   w eb.  
  • The presentation  w ill  be  created  in the OneDrive  root folder  of the user who used this option.  

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Scenarios to try  

  • Open a Word document and explore the available PowerPoint themes.  
  • Open a Word document that is mostly text and see  which AI-backed assets are  added  by clicking on  Export .  

Known Issues  

  • This feature is currently only available in English.  
  • It is not available in the Internet Explorer  and Safari  browser.  
  • We only support text content for the transformation to presentation, other media content support is not  currently  available.   You can add your own media to the presentation after  you have  exported  your Word document.  

Availability   

Export  your document to  PowerPoint presentation is rolling out to  all Word for the web users shortly .    

Features are released over some time to ensure that things are working smoothly.  Therefore, we highlight features that you may not have because they’re slowly releasing to larger numbers of Insiders. Additionally, sometimes we remove elements to further improve them based on your feedback. Though this is rare, we also reserve the option to pull a feature entirely out of the product, even if you, as Insiders, have had the opportunity to try them.  

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Learn more about what  other information you should include in your feedback  to ensure it’s actionable and reaches the right people.  

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How to Export Word Documents Into PowerPoint Presentations Using Microsoft AI

Want to convert your Microsoft Word document into a professional-looking PowerPoint presentation? Here's how Microsoft's AI can help!

You would agree that the difference between a good and a great pitch is your presentation skills and a well-designed PowerPoint presentation. You'll leave a lasting impression on your audience if you have a visually appealing presentation.

If you have ever created a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, you probably pasted the content from a Microsoft Word document onto the relevant PowerPoint slides. And then added relevant images, icons, and designed and formatted it, right?

But what if you could create a slick presentation with just a few clicks? With Microsoft's artificial intelligence, you can now automate the conversion of Word documents into PowerPoint presentations. Here's how.

Export to PowerPoint Presentation: Microsoft's AI at Work for You

Export to PowerPoint presentation, which is what this revolutionary AI feature of Microsoft is called, offers you slide suggestions powered by Designer in PowerPoint.

As Microsoft says, the slides are derived from your section headers in the document, so make sure to organize your Word document accordingly for optimal suggestions.

Designer in PowerPoint scans keywords in your Word document and then suggests imagery, icons, videos, themes, and fonts to arrange your content. So this means that you don't need to spend time opening a PowerPoint presentation, creating slides, formatting content, and designing it. Microsoft's AI does all the work for you!

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What Do You Need to Turn Word Documents Into PowerPoint Presentations?

There are three things you need to convert Word documents to PowerPoint automatically—a stable internet connection, Word for the web, and a text-only Word for the web document.

For now, this feature of converting Word docs to PowerPoint presentations works only on Word for the web. You can also access this feature on Word and PowerPoint for the web if you have a Microsoft 365 subscription. But if you don't have the subscription, then you can do it for free with Office on the Web.

To use this feature, you will need to be signed in to Office.com with a Microsoft account. If you don't have a Microsoft account, you can easily create one. Here's how:

1. Go to Office.com

2. Click on Sign up for the free version of Office .

3. In the Create account page, sign-up with an existing email address (it could be any ID, even a Gmail one), and follow the instructions to create an account.

4. Alternatively, you could use a phone number or get a new email address if you don't want to use an existing one.

How to Prepare a Word for the Web Document

The Desktop Word app won't work if you want to turn Word docs into PowerPoint. You need a Word for the Web document, and you can do that in three ways:

  • Create your presentation as a Word document for the web in Office.com .
  • Copy and paste content from a desktop Word file into a new blank Word document for the web.
  • Work on a desktop Word file and save it on your OneDrive folder. Then open it online on Word for the web.

So now that you have your Word for the web document ready, let's go ahead and turn it into a professional-looking presentation.

How to Use Export to PowerPoint Presentation

To test out this revolutionary feature, I edited and used one of my articles on a desktop Word file.

Then I copied the content from it, pasted it on Word for the web document, and saved it on Office.com. Here's how you can turn a document into a presentation:

1. Click File > Export > Export to PowerPoint presentation .

2. Based on your document keywords, the AI will offer a few design templates for you to choose from. I got 18 cool design themes, which made the selection easy. So choose a design theme that you like for your presentation.

3. As your presentation is getting prepared, the AI will show you windows with notifications of preparing slides and summarizing your content. Finally, a window will open notifying that your presentation is ready. Click Open presentation to review the results in PowerPoint for the web.

4. As you can see, the AI did an amazing job of creating my Word document into a bright, colorful and neatly designed and formatted PowerPoint presentation.

5. You can always change the suggested content as per your needs. As you can see in the image above, Designer in PowerPoint will give you design options alongside every slide. If you don't like one, you can choose another. Simply click on the Design option, and it will be changed.

6. And you can add icons, pictures, videos, and more—just like in any PowerPoint. I added icons of “Snacks” and a “Movie Clapboard” to sync with the Entertainment theme of a slide.

And not only from the web, but you can also add media from your own PC, once you're in PowerPoint for the web.

7. The presentation that is created is saved on the root folder of OneDrive on your computer.

You can also choose to save the presentation online, download a copy on your PC, and then use it offline as any other presentation. There are also options to download it as a PDF, as an ODP and also as images.

At the time of writing this, the Export to PowerPoint presentation feature is available only in English and supports only content files. Though, support for your pictures and tables is coming soon. And it is not available on Internet Explorer or Safari browsers yet.

Amazing AI That Understands Your Content and Theme

To test the feature's AI abilities further, I created a short Word document on the golf theme. And I was pleasantly surprised with the AI's understanding of the presentation's theme and content.

When I exported the Word document, the first two theme options had actual golf images and looked perfect!

So I chose the design I liked, and as you can see above, the AI created a very professional-looking and slick presentation!

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Now Work Smart and Create Great Presentations

There's no denying that this revolutionary Export to PowerPoint presentation feature will transform the way you work or study. It's ideal for our fast-paced world, and can help you save significant time and effort by getting the job done with its AI magic—easily and speedily.

So now that you know how to use this incredible feature, go ahead and turn your Word documents into smart PowerPoint presentations. Be it a school or college report, a marketing campaign, or your company profile for investors, you're sure to make an impact!

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We are excited to announce a new feature that allows you to generate PowerPoint presentations from any Word document! SlideSpeak uses the latest AI technology to analyze the content of your document and design professional slides for you.

In this post, we’ll walk through how to use this new feature step-by-step. Soon you’ll be creating stunning presentations with just a few clicks!

Microsoft itself has released a bunch of content around its new AI Copilot feature. In the most recent video they have talked about AI is going to change how we all work with PowerPoint, you can check it out here .

Quick note: if you’re looking for a guide to turn PDFs into stunning PowerPoints, check out our latest post: https://slidespeak.co/blog/2024/02/19/how-to-convert-pdfs-to-powerpoint-with-ai/

How generating PowerPoint with SlideSpeak works

Here is an overview of how SlideSpeak can turn your Word content into a PowerPoint presentation:

  • Upload Document: Upload your Word doc to SlideSpeak.
  • Review Document: See the document in the SlideSpeak interface. In chat, you can ask the AI questions about the content.
  • Generate Presentation: Click the “Generate presentation” button to start creating the PowerPoint.
  • AI Generates Slides: SlideSpeak’s AI will analyze the document and design slides based on the content. This may take a few minutes.
  • Preview & Download: View a preview of the generated presentation and download the PowerPoint file.

Here’s a more detailed step-by-step tutorial:

Let’s go through this process step-by-step to see just how easy it is to create a PowerPoint presentation with SlideSpeak’s AI.

Step 1: Upload Your Document

Head over to the SlideSpeak App and upload your Word document. You can do this by clicking the upload button on the homepage and selecting your file.

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Once uploaded, you’ll see the content of your document appear in the SlideSpeak interface.

Step 2: Review the Document

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Now you can quickly review the document and get familiar with the content. If you have any questions, you can chat with SlideSpeak’s AI assistant in the sidebar.

Ask things like:

  • What are the key points in this document?
  • Generate me a summary for this document?
  • How should this content be structured for a presentation?

The AI will provide helpful recommendations to improve the generated slides.

Step 3: Generate the Presentation

Once you’re ready, click the “Generate Presentation” button at the top right of the screen.

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A dialog will pop up to confirm you want to start generating the PowerPoint. Click “Proceed”!

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Step 4: AI Generates Slides

Now SlideSpeak’s AI technology will get to work analyzing your document and automatically designing professional PowerPoint slides. This may take a few minutes depending on the length of your document.

You’ll see a progress bar that keeps you updated on the status. Sit back and let the AI do the heavy lifting!

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Step 5: Preview and Download

In just a few minutes, your new PowerPoint presentation will be ready! SlideSpeak will show you a preview of the slides the AI has designed.

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You can flip through them to see how the AI extracted key points from your document and created stunning slides. If you’d like to make any tweaks, you can edit the slides here.

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When you’re satisfied, click the download button to save the PowerPoint file to your computer.

Note: Downloading the full PowerPoint file is currently only available for paid SlideSpeak plans. On our free plan you can preview the slides online and download as images.

And that’s it! In just a few easy steps, SlideSpeak has turned your Word document into a professional, on-brand PowerPoint presentation thanks to the power of AI.

Generating PowerPoint slides from Word documents is a gamechanger for creating presentations quickly and easily. SlideSpeak makes it simple to upload your content and let advanced AI design the perfect slides for you.

With this new feature, you can now instantly convert your existing content into presentation decks that look fantastic. No more starting from scratch or wrestling with slide layouts in PowerPoint!

Try out generating AI-powered presentations from your Word files today with SlideSpeak!

What file formats can you generate a presentation from?

Currently, SlideSpeak supports generating PowerPoint presentations from Word documents (DOCX files) and PDF files. Simply upload one of these file types to have our AI technology design slides based on the content. Also check out our other blog post about how to create PowerPoint presentations from a PDF: https://slidespeak.co/blog/2024/02/19/how-to-convert-pdfs-to-powerpoint-with-ai/ .

Do you also support generating presentations for Google Slides?

Not directly, but you can easily transfer a generated PowerPoint file to Google Slides. First, generate the presentation in SlideSpeak and download the PowerPoint file. Then head over to Google Slides and go to File > Import, selecting the PowerPoint file to bring it into Slides. See this help article for step-by-step instructions.

Are there any other designs for the generated presentations?

Right now our AI uses one professional design template to generate the slides. We plan to add support for more slide templates and customization options in the future, but for now it’s a clean, modern template.

Can you directly generate PowerPoint presentations with ChatGPT?

No, ChatGPT is a conversational AI that only handles text interactions. It does not support uploading files or generating slide decks directly. SlideSpeak uses more advanced AI technology tailored for powerpoint generation from documents.

Let me know if you would like me to expand or modify the FAQ section in any way. I’m happy to add more questions and answers as needed!

How long does it take to generate a presentation?

The time it takes to generate a PowerPoint presentation depends on the length of your uploaded Word/PDF document. For a 10-15 page document, expect it to take around 5 minutes. Longer documents with 50+ pages could take 10-15 minutes to generate slides. You’ll see a progress bar after clicking the generate button so you know the status.

For a quick summary of your documents you can also just use our AI summary feature, check it out here .

What elements from my document will be converted into slides?

Our AI will analyze headings, text paragraphs, images, tables, and lists in your document. It identifies key points, summaries, and data to structure into individual slides with appropriate text, bullet points and visuals. The goal is to capture all the important information and structure it effectively for a presentation.

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(2)  Save your MS Word file .

(3)  Open your PPT file. Go to HOME > NEW SLIDE > SLIDES FROM OUTLINE .

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(4) Browse and find your MS Word file. Click INSERT .

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PPT will create a new slide for TITLE and HEADING 1 styles, and respective entries for other paragraph styles EXCEPT for NORMAL (body text).

Now you can enter body text for each of the headings and sub-headings.

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How to Quickly Create a PowerPoint from Word

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It’s 4PM on a Tuesday afternoon and your boss tells you she needs a 50-page training document turned into a presentation by the end of the day. Don’t panic! With Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, creating a presentation from a pre-existing Word document is as easy as 1-2-3.

1. Create a Word outline

If you already use headings (levels H1, H2, etc.) in Microsoft Word, then this step is already started for you! Follow these simple steps to create an outline within your documents:

In the Ribbon at the top, click on the View tab then select Outline to automatically create a document outline.

Outline

If you don’t already have headings in your document, you’ll see a bulleted list with a separate bullet for each paragraph.

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To add structure to your document, select the appropriate headings for each section in the Outlining tab. For example, use Level 1 for slide titles and Level 2 for bullet points on each slide.

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Continue until all of your content is organized and assigned a heading. Then click Close Outline View.

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2. Save your Word document

This is the easiest step of all! Simply save your document by hitting CTRL + S on your keyboard, clicking the Save icon at the top of your document, or going to File > Save. Then hit Close. Your document must be closed in order to import your outline into PowerPoint.

3. Import your Word document into PowerPoint

Open PowerPoint. In the Ribbon at the top, click New Slide then select Slides From Outline. Choose your desired Word file then click Insert.

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Voilà!  Most of your work is automatically done for you. Now all you have to do is add a cover slide and adjust the design settings to match your brand (the Design Ideas section is a great tool). Happy presenting!

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Import a Word document

Embed Word content directly into your PowerPoint presentation. You can import a Word document as an object, which inserts a static snapshot of the document. This is useful when the Word document is a single page and has pictures. Another option is to use a Word outline as the foundation for a presentation.

In this article:

Export a Word document to PowerPoint

Insert a word document as an object, use a word document as an outline to build your presentation.

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Open the document you want to transform into a presentation in Word for the web. Make sure that it contains only text. The headings in the document will become the slide headings in the presentation.

Export to presentation

This feature is only available for Word for the web. For more information, see  Export Word documents to PowerPoint presentations .

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The easiest way to insert a Word document is to first create your document in Word, then add it to your presentation.

Select the slide in which you want to place the Word document.

Click Insert > Object .

The Object option is on the Insert tab.

If the Word document already exists, in the Insert Object dialog box, select Create from file .

The Insert Object dialog box with the "Create from file" option selected

Click Browse to locate the Word document you want to insert. Select your Word document, and click OK .

Make sure the Link and Display as icon check boxes are clear. Click OK to insert the contents of your Word document as an object.

Note:  If you prefer to have your Word document open in Word instead of in PowerPoint, select the Display as icon check box to insert an icon into the presentation. Clicking the icon will open the document in Word.

The Insert Object dialog box with the check box for "Display as icon" selected

Tip:  You can also insert a linked object . Select the Link check box to make your object a shortcut to the Word document you imported.

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In your Word document, click Home .

Use Styles to format the content in your Word document.

Highlight the content you want to use as a slide title, and select Heading 1 in Styles .

Highlight the content you want to use as the slide text, and select Heading 2 in Styles .

In the Word document, click File > Save , and then click File > Close .

Note:  Your Word document must be closed to insert it into a PowerPoint presentation.

Open PowerPoint, and click Home > New Slide .

The New Slide option is on the Home tab.

Select Slides from Outline .

From the New Slide drop-down menu, click Slides from Outline.

Find and select the Word document in the Insert Outline dialog box, and click Insert . A new slide will be created for each Heading 1 in you document.

Note:  If your Word document contains no Heading 1 or Heading 2 styles, PowerPoint will create a slide for each paragraph in your content.

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