How to Create a PowerPoint Presentation With ChatGPT

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ChatGPT can write the VBA code that builds a presentation for you. Paste the code into PowerPoint, run it, and the slides appear in seconds. Designer then adds the layouts.

You needChatGPT and PowerPoint for Windows
MethodVBA macro written by ChatGPT
DesignerMicrosoft 365 only

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Step 1: Ask ChatGPT for the code

Open ChatGPT and enter a prompt like this:

Provide the VBA code to generate a PowerPoint presentation about the holiday experience in Italy. There should be at least seven slides.

ChatGPT replies with the code and how to run it. Copy the code.

Step 2: Run it in PowerPoint

  1. Open PowerPoint with a Blank Presentation.
  2. Press Alt + F11 to open the VBA editor (or Developer → Visual Basic).
  3. Choose Insert → Module and paste the code. Close the editor.
  4. Press Alt + F8, select the macro and click Run.

A seven-slide presentation is built straight away.

Step 3: Add a design

Select a slide and click Designer on the Home tab. It suggests layouts that match each slide’s content; click one to apply it. Press F5 to start the slideshow.

A short sample macro

To see how it works before you ask ChatGPT, this builds a seven-slide outline with one title per slide:

Sub MakeDeck()
    Dim t, i
    t = Array("Holiday in Italy", "Rome", "Florence", _
        "Venice", "Amalfi Coast", "Italian Food", "Travel Tips")
    For i = 0 To 6
        With ActivePresentation.Slides.Add(i + 1, _
            IIf(i = 0, ppLayoutTitle, ppLayoutText))
            .Shapes(1).TextFrame.TextRange.Text = t(i)
        End With
    Next
End Sub

Things to know

  • The more detail you put in the prompt (slide titles, bullet points, audience), the better the deck.
  • If the code shows an error, paste the error message back into ChatGPT and ask it to fix the code.
  • You don’t need to save the file as .pptm unless you want to keep the macro. Save the finished deck as a normal .pptx.
  • Some AI tools can now create the .pptx file directly with no code. See creating a presentation with Claude.

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