Microsoft supports transferring content from Word online to PowerPoint

The feature to create PowerPoint presentations from Word documents on the web is located in the Transform section of the File menu and can be used on documents containing text. Currently, the feature is limited to text and cannot leverage content within images or other embedded content.

This tool can generate PowerPoint presentations with multiple slides based on summarized text in the document, allowing users to enhance their presentations with relevant images, themes, icons, and videos.

To use this feature, you click File > Transform and select Transform to PowerPoint presentation

. In the Transform to presentation window, choose a theme to apply to your presentation and click the Open presentation button. The web browser will automatically open a PowerPoint tab with the newly created PowerPoint presentation. The file will then be automatically saved to OneDrive cloud storage, allowing users to edit it as desired.

The company based in Redmond stated that this feature currently only supports English and does not work on web browsers such as Internet Explorer and Safari. Additionally, because it only supports text-based documents, Microsoft advises users to manually add desired media content if the automatically generated content is not sufficient.

This new feature will not only assist students in creating presentations but also support anyone looking to quickly summarize large Word documents without having to read through the entire text and filter key points. The ability to convert text files into PowerPoint presentations is currently available in Microsoft Word Online first, and there is currently no information on whether it will come to PC and mobile versions.

Access the latest Microsoft Word Online: Word Online 2021

For those using Word 2013 or Word 2007, please refer to:

- How to Convert Word to PowerPoint 2013
- How to Convert Word to PowerPoint 2007