Reference PDF and TXT files when creating presentations with Microsoft 365 Copilot in PowerPoint

Hey, Microsoft 365 Insiders! My name is Jess Kwok, and I'm a Product Manager on the PowerPoint team. Today, I'm excited to share some improvements to the presentation creation flow with Microsoft 365 Copilot in PowerPoint.

Reference PDF and TXT files when creating presentations with Microsoft 365 Copilot in PowerPoint

Copilot can help you create a presentation with just a prompt. We heard from many of you that being able to reference file types beyond Word documents would be extremely valuable. So, in addition to being able to reference a Word file when creating a presentation, you can now also reference content from a TXT or PDF file stored in OneDrive or SharePoint.

How it works

1. Open a new presentation in PowerPoint for Windows, for Mac, or for the web.
2. Click the Copilot icon above the slide.
3. In the Copilot pane, select Create a presentation from a file.
4. In the Create a presentation about box, type the name of the Word, PDF, or TXT file you want to use or click the Attach cloud files button to browse for files stored on OneDrive or SharePoint.
5. Add more details about what topic(s) you'd like Copilot to focus on and click the Send button to generate an outline.
6. Review the outline, and add, reorder, or remove topics as needed.
7. To create the presentation, click the Generate slide button.

Scenarios to try

Customize the prompts below to create a presentation:

• Create a presentation about the key points from Quarterly Report_FY25Q3.pdf
• Create a presentation about the importance of hybrid meetings from HybridWorkBestPractice.pdf
• Create a presentation about the key research findings in ResearchReadOut.txt

After Copilot generates an outline, click add topic and try asking Copilot to:

• Add a topic about tips for holding inclusive meetings from ContosoMeetingGuidelines.pdf
• Add a topic about proper research best practices from ContosoResearch.txt

Availability

This feature is available to all PowerPoint for the web, PowerPoint for Windows, and PowerPoint for Mac users with an Enterprise Copilot license (learn more about licenses for businesses) and running:

• Windows: Version 2409 (Build 18025.20000) or later
• Mac: Version 16.88 (Build 24082514) or later

Feedback

This feature is designed to help you get a head start on presentation creation while enabling you to reference a larger set of existing files.

As always, your feedback is invaluable to us. To share your thoughts, please select Help > Feedback in the app.