Summarize your presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint
Applies To
PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 for Mac Office for business PowerPoint for iPad Microsoft OfficeNote: This feature is available to customers with either a Microsoft 365 Copilot (work) or Copilot Pro (home) license. For information on how to get Copilot see Where can I get Microsoft Copilot?
Receive a long presentation and need to get to the gist of the main points quickly? Copilot in PowerPoint can read through the presentation and give you a bulleted summary so you can understand the key points.
Note: Copilot in PowerPoint can currently summarize presentations up to approximately 40,000 words.
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Select the Copilot button from the ribbon.
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Type Summarize this presentation in the prompt field and send it.
Copilot references to show where it pulled information from in the presentation.
More to try
Want to know which slides might need special attention? Ask Copilot to Show key slides, and Copilot will try to identify which slides might be worthy of a look.
Skip straight to the call to action by asking Copilot to Show action items. You'll get a list of tasks that Copilot was able to identify in the presentation.
Get an overview
Note: This feature is currently rolling out to the web version of PowerPoint. Check back for updates on future rollouts.
Want to get a quick overview of your presentation without having to read through every slide?
In addition to manually requesting a summary, PowerPoint now offers a Proactive Summary feature. Copilot will automatically generate a concise summary of the key points in your presentation that will be continuously updated as you navigate through your slides. This allows you to quickly grasp the most important details without having to ask.
To access the Proactive Summary, simply open your presentation and look for the summary pane at the top right.
Ask about images
Is there an image or chart in the presentation you want to know more about? Copy the image to your clipboard or use the Windows Snipping Tool to grab a screenshot of it. Then use CTRL+V to paste the image into the Copilot prompt box along with your question.
Learn more
Welcome to Copilot in PowerPoint
Frequently Asked Questions about Copilot in PowerPoint
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