OpenAI adds ChatGPT to PowerPoint

OpenAI released ChatGPT for PowerPoint in beta on May 24, adding a sidebar inside Microsoft’s presentation app that lets users create, edit, understand and polish slides without leaving PowerPoint. OpenAI says the tool preserves editable slide structure rather than exporting static content, and it can build a first draft from source material, revise existing decks and answer questions about a presentation’s narrative. The launch extends OpenAI’s push into workplace software after its Excel and Google Sheets rollout earlier this year. It also places ChatGPT directly inside a Microsoft 365 workflow where Microsoft’s Copilot is already present and third-party AI tools have been competing for space. ### What does the new PowerPoint tool actually do? ChatGPT for PowerPoint is described by OpenAI as a “PowerPoint-native AI experience” that lives in a sidebar inside Microsoft PowerPoint. OpenAI’s help documentation says users can ask it to create new slides, update an existing deck, rewrite content, tighten hierarchy, add sections and polish drafts while keeping the result editable in PowerPoint. The same documentation says the tool can also help users understand a deck by answering questions about what the presentation says, where the narrative is weak and what an executive audience might ask. (help.openai.com) The ChatGPT for PowerPoint product page says users can start from notes, documents, spreadsheets, prompts or an existing deck. OpenAI’s help center says the add-in is meant to work directly on presentations rather than sending users to a separate app for slide generation. ### Who can use it in beta right now? OpenAI says the beta is available globally for ChatGPT Business, Enterprise, Edu, Teachers and K-12 users, and for ChatGPT Free, Go, Pro and Plus users. (help.openai.com) OpenAI’s help page identifies the feature as a beta product and says availability depends on supported plans and setup requirements inside Microsoft PowerPoint. WinBuzzer, citing OpenAI’s launch materials, reported on May 24 that the add-in had gone live as a beta release inside PowerPoint. (chatgpt.com) The report said the product lets free and paid ChatGPT users build and edit slides from a sidebar in the app. ### How do users install it? OpenAI’s help documentation says users install the add-in by opening Microsoft PowerPoint, going to the add-ins flow and adding ChatGPT, then opening it from the ribbon. (chatgpt.com) The ChatGPT for PowerPoint product page also offers installation through Microsoft AppSource. Microsoft AppSource already lists a ChatGPT for PowerPoint entry, although the indexed listing available through search appears older than the current beta materials. (winbuzzer.com) OpenAI’s own help page and product page are the clearest current instructions for access and setup. ### How does this fit OpenAI’s broader office push? OpenAI announced ChatGPT for Excel on March 5 and said on May 5 that ChatGPT for Excel and Google Sheets had become generally available across all plans. (help.openai.com) That earlier rollout positioned ChatGPT inside spreadsheet workflows for building, updating and analyzing files, and the PowerPoint beta extends the same approach to presentation work. (appsource.microsoft.com) OpenAI has also expanded document handling in ChatGPT itself. Its file uploads documentation says users can upload and work with presentations, alongside PDFs and Word documents, as part of broader document analysis features. The PowerPoint beta moves that capability from the chat interface into the presentation app itself. ### What happens next? OpenAI’s public materials list ChatGPT for PowerPoint as a beta product as of May 24 and direct users to the product page and help center for installation and eligibility details. (openai.com) The next visible milestone will be any expansion beyond beta or changes to plan availability, which OpenAI typically posts on its product pages and help documentation. (chatgpt.com) (help.openai.com)