Thread by @itsPaulAi

I figured out how to create a PowerPoint presentation from any web page or PDF

You can do this using the free version of Copilot and a handy PPT feature.

It works with all types of content and uses GPT-4 Turbo:

1. Create slide content

→ Open Microsoft Edge and access the content you want to turn into a presentation

(This works with a YT video, a web page, a PDF opened with Edge, etc.).

→ Click on the Copilot icon in the top right-hand corner

→ Activate "Precise" mode to use GPT-4 Turbo for free

→ Enter the prompt below

Copilot will then write the content of your slides based on your content.

Prompt (template):

"Read and analyze the current [web page/video/document], then create a [number]-slide PowerPoint presentation, each containing a title and a really detailed text with at least 3 factual and informative points for the audience. Example:

Title 1
Information 1
Information 2
Information 3

Title 2
…"

2. Format the answer

To be able to import slides into PowerPoint, Copilot can format the content for you properly.

Prompt:

"Format your previous answer by deleting "Slide X: " each time. Transform the slide titles into H1 markdown and the rest of the content into H2, removing the bullet points but retaining the information:

Slide title in H1
H2 content
H2 content
H2 content

Slide title in H1
…"

3. Paste into a document

You're almost done, you just need to create the document that PowerPoint will use to create the slides:

→ Open a Word (or txt) document

→ Paste the previous answer from Copilot

→ Remove any links or reference numbers

→ Save your document

4. Import slides

→ Open PowerPoint

→ Click on "New Slide" then "Slides from Outline"

→ Find your previous Word document

PowerPoint imports all content automatically!

5. Design your slides with one click

Last but not least: you can make your slides much more beautiful with one click.

→ Select "Designer" in the top right-hand corner

→ PowerPoint generates design ideas for you to use

Do this for all your slides, and your presentation is ready!

Honestly one of the workflows I'm most proud of!

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