Create PowerPoint Presentations with ChatGPT in a Click

In this article, we will explain how to use ChatGPT to create a PowerPoint presentation. Creating PowerPoint presentations can be time-consuming and quite boring. With ChatGPT, you can generate impactful content for your PPT with just a click of a button.

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How to Use ChatGPT to Automate PowerPoint

With this ChatGPT plugin, integrating ChatGPT into PowerPoint and generating slides is very easy. To download the add-in, please click on the link below. This add-in is completely free and compatible with all versions of Office Desktop and Office 365.

For Windows OS

For Mac OS

Demo Video

Get OpenAI API Key

The ChatGPT Plugin for PowerPoint is free to use. However, there are charges for using the OpenAI API but they are very low and depend on how much you use it. No usage means no charges. Check OpenAI's site for pricing details.

Follow the steps below to generate an OpenAI API Key for the ChatGPT Add-in for PowerPoint.

1. Go to the OpenAI website at platform.openai.com.
2. Sign up for an account using your Google or Microsoft account.
3. Click on your profile icon in the top-right corner of the page and select View API Keys.
4. Click Create New Secret Key to generate a new API key.
5. Copy your API key and save it for future reference.

Your API key will look like this:

sk-xxxxxxxxx

Steps to Install ChatGPT's PowerPoint Add-in

Microsoft prevents external add-in files from running and marks them as untrusted. To establish trust for such a file, you must follow the steps below:

1. Go to the folder where the downloaded add-in file is located.
2. Right-click on the file and select Properties from the menu.
3. Scroll to the bottom of the General Tab, find the security option, and check the Unblock checkbox. Finally, click Ok to apply the changes.

Refer the following steps to install ChatGPT add-in in MS PowerPoint.

1. Open PowerPoint and go to the File tab in the ribbon.
2. Choose Options and then select Add-ins from the menu on the left.
3. In the Manage drop-down menu at the bottom of the screen, pick PowerPoint Add-ins and click the Go button.
4. Click the Add New button and locate the downloaded add-in file.
5. Select the add-in file and click OK.
6. In the Add-Ins dialog box, ensure that the ChatGPT add-in is checked in the checkbox. Then click Cancel.
7. After following the above steps, you should see a new tab called ChatGPT in your PowerPoint presentation.

How to Use ChatGPT Add-in for PowerPoint

Follow the steps below to use ChatGPT plugin for MS PowerPoint.

1. Open a new or existing MS PowerPoint presentation
2. Click on ChatGPT Tab > PPT Maker
3. Enter the topic you want to discuss in your PowerPoint presentation with ChatGPT's help. For example, Scope of AI
4. Enter the number of slides you want ChatGPT to generate
5. Hit Submit Button
6. Enter your API Key. It asks for API key only once.
7. PowerPoint presentation will be created and appeared in a few seconds
8. Go to Design Tab and select theme to improve the layout and beautify your slides.

Data Privacy : OpenAI's data privacy policy clearly states that they do not use any user data submitted through their API to train their models.

How to Improve PowerPoint Presentations Generated by ChatGPT

Background : By default, the ChatGPT API doesn't recall past conversations. It considers each API request as a fresh chat so it doesn't remember your previous conversation when providing answers. To enable conversation history, you can click on "Chat" button in the plug-in. You can watch the demo video below to see it in action.

To begin a new Chat, click on Reset button. It clears prior conversation history.

Step 1 : When you click on the "Chat" button for the first time, a presentation file is generated based on the topic you input.

Step 2 : Afterwards, you can click the "Chat" button again and provide instructions on how to improve the presentation file. Instructions can include adding more details or adding/removing specific slides.

How to Style PowerPoint Presentation

You have two options to style powerpoint presentation which is generated using ChatGPT add-in.

1. Custom Template: To style your own template/theme and set it in the add-in, click the checkbox labeled "Use my own theme". It accepts two file formats .potx and .thmx.
2. Office Themes: You can select inbuilt office themes by clicking the Design tab in the ribbon.

How to Fine Tune ChatGPT Output

In the API, there is a parameter called "temperature" which ranges from 0 to 2. If you want ChatGPT to generate creative content for presentation, you would set the temperature to a higher value (for example 1.2), whereas decreasing the value leads to a more focused output. You can adjust this parameter by clicking on the "Fine Tune Response" button in the ChatGPT tab on the ribbon.

How to Resolve Common Issues in Plugin

1. How to Update API Key:
Solution: Click the "Update Key" button to specify the Model Type and API Key. This step is necessary when you have removed the current API key and generated a new one. You might also need to do this if you want to change the Model Type, such as switching from GPT-3.5 to GPT-4. After completing the update, you can view the updated API Key and Model Type by clicking on the "Check Key" button.

2. Error: You exceeded your current quota, please check your plan and billing details.
Solution: This error says that you need to upgrade to a paid account. It charges you based on your API usage (not monthly or annual plan). OpenAI calls it a 'pay as you go' plan. Go to OpenAI's website. Log in, go to Billing, and sign up for Pay as you go with your debit or credit card. If it still doesn't work, it means that either you are making a large number of requests to ChatGPT or your current quota limit has been set too low.

3. The model: gpt-4 does not exist:
Solution: This error occurs when you don't have access to GPT-4 API. You need to join the waitlist to access it. It is required even if you have a subscription to ChatGPT Plus (paid version of ChatGPT). Having a ChatGPT Plus subscription does not grant access to the GPT-4 API.

Visit the links below to try the ChatGPT plugin for Excel and Word.

ChatGPT Plugin for MS Excel
ChatGPT Plugin for MS Word

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