A presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint.

Presentation maker

Make engaging presentations quickly by customizing ready-made templates with stock media, themed colors, animations, and AI suggestions in Microsoft PowerPoint.

Make slides stand out with professional presentation templates

Present ideas and create compelling slides with free customizable templates in PowerPoint. Choose from a range of templates to meet your topic, style, and layout needs.

Craft presentation slides quickly

Build engaging presentations for any topic with PowerPoint. Start with a ready-made template, or use Copilot to polish and improve slides. Choose from templates for slideshows, pitch decks, and marketing presentations, then customize them to match your needs.

Craft professional slides quickly

Make quick presentations with AI

Work faster with Copilot in PowerPoint. Generate a presentation or slide with AI by sharing your topic with Copilot and adding a reference file. Quickly improve your slide content with auto-rewrite to polish your content to perfection. Save time on formatting as Copilot can update your slide designs, add relevant images, and create a presentation using your brand template.

Abstract of Copilot in Microsoft PowerPoint.

Create eye-catching slides

Design slides that look polished from start to finish. Begin with ready-made layouts for intro, agenda, or summary slides, or design your own for a custom look. Built-in design tools in PowerPoint make it easy to add transitions, SmartArt, and animations. Turn raw data into easy-to-read charts and graphs, create photo slideshows, infographics, and enrich presentations with short MP4 videos that make ideas easy to understand and remember.

How to create a financial presentation using a template in PowerPoint 

Make branded presentations with custom themes 

Make every presentation reflect your brand identity. Use company logos, fonts, and approved images to keep every slide consistent. Set custom color palettes, save brand assets for quick access, and create reusable themes that follow company design guidelines.

An abstract of a sales presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint.

Improve presentation skills and delivery

Deliver presentations confidently with Presenter View, which shows speaker notes, the current slide, and what’s next on one screen while the audience sees only the main slide. Stay organized and focused without flipping through papers or losing pace and tone.

An abstract of a sales presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint.

Collaborate, save, and share presentations

Download and share your PowerPoint presentations for free as a PDF, or as an HTML link to your OneDrive for access from anywhere. Invite anyone to edit and comment on your presentation slides in real-time to achieve effective teamwork.

Collaborate, save, and share presentations.

How to create a presentation using a template in PowerPoint

  1. In your browser, explore PowerPoint presentation templates

  2. Choose a presentation template you want to edit

  3. Replace the text and graphics with your own information

  4. Download, print and share your presentation for free

How to create a presentation using a template in PowerPoint.

Frequently asked questions

  • How to make a PowerPoint presentation with a template?

    To create a new presentation with a PowerPoint template, navigate to File > New then choose a featured template by browsing the template gallery. Alternatively search by categories such as sales presentations, financial presentations, marketing presentations, among others. When you’ve selected a template, replace the placeholder text and illustrations to suit your presentation topic then save when you’re ready.

  • How to change PowerPoint template for existing presentation?

    To change the theme and layout of an existing presentation into a PowerPoint template, start by opening the existing presentation file. Next, click on Design in the ribbon and choose a suggested theme. You can apply the new template to all slides or a subset of slides.

  • How to use Copilot to make presentations in PowerPoint better?

    Copilot in PowerPoint can empower anyone to make better presentations quickly. It can help with content creation by quickly generating slides from simple prompts, turning your ideas into structured presentations. Copilot can also enhance slide design with AI, create unique visuals, and adjust layouts to suit your information. You can also create summaries of complex slides to streamline your presentation.

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