How to Create a PowerPoint from a Word Document with Copilot

How do you create a PowerPoint from a Word document with Copilot? In this lesson I open my company template first, then type a slash in the Copilot pane to pick a Word brief and ask for a 10-slide deck: one idea per slide, a title that states the point, no more than 25 words per slide, and a last slide with the three decisions we need. Copilot asks one question first (keep the current style), then builds ten slides on my template in about six minutes. I read every slide and check the numbers. Then I switch to Chat only and ask for the five hardest questions the leadership team will ask. One cost, $12 screen protectors, was in no budget and on no slide, so I switch back to Allow editing and add a slide for it, using only numbers from the brief. In this lesson: Start from your company template, not a blank deck Open Copilot in PowerPoint: Allow editing and Chat only Type / to pick your Word file (it must be saved in OneDrive or SharePoint) The prompt: one idea per slide, a title that states the point Keep the current style, so the deck uses your template Read every slide and check the numbers in the notes Ask for the five hardest questions in Chat only Partial answers vs. missing answers Add the missing slide with Allow editing, using only numbers from the brief Check the new slide's math and Copilot's assumption For managers: check a deck from your team, and ask IT about a brand kit What goes wrong Prompts from this lesson (copy and try them): Create a 10-slide presentation from /[your brief] for the leadership team. One idea per slide, a title that states the point, no more than 25 words per slide, and a final slide with the three decisions we need. Prepare for questions: list the five hardest questions the leadership team will ask about this deck, and which slide answers each one. Tell me if a question has no slide. Add one slide before the last slide that answers question [number]: [what is missing]. Use only numbers from the brief. Chapters: 0:00 Create a PowerPoint from a Word document with Copilot 0:37 The Word brief 1:07 Start from your company template 1:26 Open Copilot in PowerPoint 1:50 Pick the Word file with / 2:10 The prompt: one idea per slide 2:44 Keep the current style, then wait 3:14 Read every slide 4:21 Ask the five hardest questions 5:03 The five questions 6:09 Add the missing slide 6:38 Check the new slide 7:32 For managers 7:57 What goes wrong 9:01 Recap: three things to do today This is Lesson 15 of Copilot at Work: 30-Day Microsoft 365 Copilot Course. Watch the whole course in order:    • Copilot at Work: 30-Day Microsoft 365 Copi...   Previous lesson: How to Clean Up Messy Data in Excel with Copilot    • How to Clean Up Messy Data in Excel with C...   Next lesson: How to Prepare for a 1:1 Meeting with Copilot    • How to Prepare for a 1:1 Meeting with Copilot   Sample work, fictional field service company. Tested in October 2026 with PowerPoint for Mac and Microsoft 365 Copilot (Premium). Independent training. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft. #MicrosoftCopilot #PowerPoint #Microsoft365