Build a PowerPoint deck with ChatGPT

OpenAI makes the add-in, and one install covers PowerPoint, Word and Excel.

1. 1Open PowerPoint and start a blank presentation, or open your company template.
2. 2On the Home tab, select Add-ins, then search for ChatGPT.
3. 3Pick the ChatGPT add-in by OpenAI, LLC and select Add.
4. 4Open ChatGPT from the ribbon and sign in with your ChatGPT account.

You should see a ChatGPT sidebar next to your slides, signed in to your account.

Several add-ins have ChatGPT in their name. Only the one published by OpenAI, LLC is OpenAI's own.

A plan takes a minute to fix. A finished deck built on the wrong outline takes much longer.

1. 1Attach your notes file in the sidebar, or paste the notes into your message.
2. 2Paste the prompt below and fill in the brackets.
3. 3Read the plan and reply with any changes, such as a slide to cut or move.

Plan a [10]-slide deck for [AUDIENCE] from the notes I attached. After the talk, they should [DECIDE OR DO WHAT]. Before you edit anything, show me the plan: one line per slide, with a title and its main point. Don't create slides yet.

You should see a numbered slide plan in the sidebar, and no changes to your deck yet.

ChatGPT builds real PowerPoint slides, so every title and text box stays editable.

1. 1Once the plan looks right, send the prompt below.
2. 2Wait while the slides appear in your deck, then scroll through them once.

Build the deck from this plan. Use this presentation's theme and layouts. Write each slide title as a full-sentence takeaway. Keep each slide to 3 to 5 short points. Turn any table in my notes into a chart slide.

You should see new slides in your deck, with text you can click into and edit.

Native chart editing, animations and custom fonts may not be supported yet. Plan to finish those by hand.

A small, exact request changes one slide and leaves the rest of the deck alone.

1. 1For a typo or a word change, click into the text box and edit it yourself.
2. 2For a bigger change, name the slide by number and say what must stay the same.
3. 3Before a big edit, save a copy of the file so you can go back.

On slide [3], cut the text to 3 points and make the title a clear conclusion. Don't change any other slide.

You should see only the slide you named has changed.

A slide can look finished and still carry a wrong number or a weak argument.

1. 1Paste the prompt below and read the answer.
2. 2Fix the weak slide it names, or ask ChatGPT to fix it.
3. 3Check every number against your source file, not against ChatGPT's answer.

What is the story of this deck, in 2 sentences? Which slide is weakest, and why? List 3 questions [AUDIENCE] is likely to ask. Then list every number in the deck with its slide number.

You should see the deck's story in 2 sentences, its weakest slide, 3 likely questions and a list of numbers to check.