TL;DR:
The AI presentation tool market is a jungle with 70+ options, making it hard to find the right one. I’m thinking of creating a comprehensive, filterable list (by pricing, formats, industry, features, etc.) to help people navigate and choose the best tool for their needs. Would this be helpful, and what filters would you want included?

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You’ve likely seen the same question pop up on this subreddit every few weeks: “What’s the best AI tool for PowerPoint presentations?” The pinned post here already does a great job showcasing some AI tools and sparking discussions, but the landscape is evolving.

The Story:

I’m a software engineer, and I recently spoke with a small-to-medium consulting firm looking to streamline their presentation workflow using generative AI. They described two pain points:

1. Finding specific slides quickly: For example, “I don’t remember the exact title, but it had a bar chart and an image of a real estate property.”
2. Generating new slides automatically—either from existing templates or directly from customer data.

To help them, I dove into the world of AI presentation tools, looking for solutions that could meet their needs without requiring them to build something from scratch.

What I Found:

Wow. There are a lot of tools out there. My research led me to over 70 different AI-powered presentation solutions—and that’s probably not all of them. Some focus on slide creation, others on content suggestions and so on.

The Idea:

Rather than letting all this research go to waste, I thought: What if I compile an extensive, well-organized list of AI presentation tools? The goal would be to create a resource that helps people quickly find the right tool for their needs.

I’m considering including filters like:

• Pricing: Free, free tier, monthly, or annual subscription.
• Supported formats: PPTX, Google Slides, or both.
• Industry focus: Education, consulting, startups, etc.
• Unique features: Semantic slide search, data-driven slide creation, template customization, etc.

My Questions to You:

1. Would a resource like this actually help you decide on the right tool?
2. What other filters or criteria should I include to make it more useful?
3. Is this something you’d be interested in?

If you made it to the end, thanks for reading! Your feedback would mean a lot as I decide whether to invest more time into this project. Let me know your thoughts!

so i bought office 2019 pro plus and i dont have powerpoint 2019 for some reason i have 2013 and when i look in the setting it says license office 2019 pro plus and the thing that makes me mad is powerpoint 2013 doesnt have desinger ideas...

I've noticed that switching between slides that their positions can be different. I didn't consciously do anything that would do this, unless I unwittingly hit some key combination or something. I don't print anything in PowerPoint, the presentations I create are shown up on a screen in Slide Show mode. And when they are displayed like that, they're not showing in different positions. They're positioned a bit left or right of each other.

So it's not a terrible thing, but I'm curious as to what might be causing it to happen. It's bothering me every time I see it because sometimes I'm trying to align text to appear in the same position on two different slides, and the slides being in different positions makes it impossible.

've always to make a typography anim of some sorts ^0^
it's kinda clunky, will improve on it soon, and the audio in the video is off-timed lol
song: say it back - tvroom

https://reddit.com/link/1h3bim3/video/w5k1gvxr114e1/player

I need to resize a presentation for a screen that is 33' wide and 10' high. I understand how to resize the slides, but don't understand what size I should make my custom slides. Would a Widescreen (16:9) still work? I have many videos as part of the presentation. Do I need to do anything special to resize them?
Many thanks!

Hey all,

Is there a way I could send a feed of the next slide to a monitor and the current slide to a different monitor? All of the resources I've seen say that you can do this in Presenter View, but I can't figure out how to split them up like that. I'm going to be running the powerpoint off stage while the performers of the show are on stage triggering the slides. They've requested two monitors in addition to the main projector, one for next slide and the other for current slide so they don't have to keep turning around to look at the screen. Is this possible?

Slide 1: Title Slide

• Text:
  • Abba Koniz Investment Group Ltd (AKIG Ltd)
  • Location: Cameroon, CEMAC Region
  • November 2024
• Image Suggestion: Company logo prominently displayed with a background image of a modern urban landscape in Cameroon.

·      Slide 2: Executive Summary

• Text:
  • Mission: Empower sustainable economic development.
  • Vision: Lead transformation into prosperity across CEMAC.
  • Objectives:
    • Acquire XAF 283 million for land registration.
    • Secure $10 million in first 2 years.
    • Develop 3+ real estate projects in 5 years.
• Image Suggestion: Infographic summarizing mission and vision statements.

·      Slide 3: Company Description

• Text:
  • Overview: Addressing economic needs with tailored solutions.
  • Legal Structure: Limited Liability Company.
  • Location: Buea Headquarters, Douala Operational Office.
  • Core Values: Integrity, Sustainability, Innovation, Community Engagement.
• Image Suggestion: Map of Cameroon with highlighted locations of offices.

Slide 4: Market Analysis

• Text:
  • Market Overview: Rapidly growing economy across sectors.
  • Market Trends:
    • Increased urbanization.
    • Demand for financial inclusion.
    • Emphasis on sustainable practices.
• Image Suggestion: Graph or chart illustrating urban growth and demand trends in the CEMAC region.

Slide 5: Target Market

• Text:
  • Government Entities: Infrastructure projects and development.
  • Real Estate Developers: Partnership for urban projects.
  • Local Businesses: Financial consulting services.
  • International Investors: Opportunities in sustainable investments.
• Image Suggestion: Target audience persona graphics demonstrating the diverse stakeholders.

Slide 6: Competitive Analysis

• Text:
  • Competitors: Local construction firms, NGOs.
  • Competitive Advantages:
    • Expertise in local regulations.
    • Comprehensive service offering.
    • Proven project delivery.
• Image Suggestion: Competitive landscape matrix comparing AKIG Ltd to main competitors.

Slide 7: Organization and Management

• Text:
  • Structure: Flat for collaboration.
  • Key Management:
    • CEO: Conrad Kwachou
    • CFO: Wandji Blaise Jerome
    • COO: Larry Enonchong
    • MBDO: Catherine Ambodem Njualem
    • R&D Head: Conrad Kwachou
    • Urban Tech Officer: Nancy Arrey Enonchong
    • Investor Relations: Ngala Boris Ndzi
• Image Suggestion: Professional headshots of management team with names and titles.

Slide 8: Staffing Plan

• Text:
  • Current Staff: 22 (10 internal, 12 consultants).
  • Future Hiring: 50% expansion in specialized roles by Year 3.
• Image Suggestion: Organizational chart or a workforce graphic showing current and projected staffing levels.

Slide 9: Service Offerings

• Text:
  • Core Services:
    • Real Estate Development
    • Financial Consulting
    • Research and Development
    • Sustainability Solutions
• Image Suggestion: Icons representing each core service for visual appeal.

Slide 10: Marketing Strategy

• Text:
  • Target Audience: Governments, developers, local businesses, investors.
  • Marketing Channels:
    • Digital marketing strategies.
    • Networking at industry events.
    • Strategic partnerships.
• Image Suggestion: Marketing funnel graphic showing how different strategies target various audiences.

Slide 11: Funding Request

• Text:
  • Total Funding Needed: $10 million (XAF 6,250,000,000).
  • Uses of Funds:
    • Land registration: XAF 283 million.
    • Operational and development costs.
• Image Suggestion: Pie chart illustrating the allocation of funds.

Slide 12: Financial Projections

• Text:
  • Key Financial Metrics:
    • Year 1 Revenue: XAF 500 million.
    • Year 2 Revenue: XAF 1 billion.
    • Year 3 Revenue: XAF 1.35 billion.
  • Break-even: Expected in Year 2.
• Image Suggestion: Line graph showing revenue growth projections over the first three years.

Slide 13: Return on Investment

• Text:
  • Projected ROI: Transition to profitability by Year 3.
  • Equity Stake: 18.62% based on XAF 1 billion valuation.
• Image Suggestion: ROI bar graph comparing year-over-year growth potential and investor returns.

Slide 14: Financial Risks

• Text:
  • Identified Risks:
    • Economic instability.
    • Policy changes.
    • Demand fluctuations.
    • Increased competition.
  • Mitigation Strategies: Diversification, regulatory monitoring, market research.
• Image Suggestion: Risk matrix showing severity and mitigation strategies for each risk.

Slide 15: Compelling Investment Case

• Text:
  • Scalable Business Model: Proven growth indicates scalability.
  • Market Position: Strong brand and demand.
  • Financial Position: Profitability transition in under three years.
• Image Suggestion: Infographic highlighting key points of the investment case.

Slide 16: Potential Exit Strategies

• Text:
  • Dividends: Focus beginning in Year 4.
  • Acquisition: Interest from larger firms.
  • Public Offering: Consideration for IPO in 5-7 years.
• Image Suggestion: Timeline graphic outlining potential exit strategy options.

Slide 17: Conclusion & Call to Action

• Text:
  • Summary: AKIG Ltd poised for sustainable growth in CEMAC.
  • Invitation: Join us in this transformative opportunity.
  • Contact Information: [Your Contact Details]
• Image Suggestion: Inspirational background image showing potential project visuals or community impact.

I'm trying to make a PowerPoint presentation on my tablet but I can't use Microsoft 365 and when I can I don't know how to use this new tipe of PowerPoint and so I'm searching for the PowerPoint 2012/2013 version (these are the ones I Know how to use it)to install on my tablet is there any way? Or at least the one similar to the windows version with the ability to make timers animations

I am working on an presentation i would say its overall okay but i wanna make it look much better can you recommend me some website, video,etc where i can see how to improve my presentation also i need to add elements and animation (right now its just plain text ).

I am using windows on laptop and using browser for making the presentation.

Hi guys !

I'm starting to think that I was hallucinating what I thought was working. Let me explain:

When creating a new text placeholder in master slide view, I format each level and preset text so the people using that template know what that text-box is made for and what it is supposed to look like. Something like this:

•Title
Text in 1 or 2 lines
Text in 1 or 2 lines

But when I get back to my normal view and apply that layout (and reset it just in case). My empty placeholder looks like that:

•Title

It doesn't show the 2 second levels lines I filled for the preview.

Is that a normal behavior of powerpoint? Even with two level 1 lines, it only shows the first one.

Thanks

I currently use PowerPoint for my historical timeline creation (s. below for an example of what I want to achieve), as I need it for other slides within the same presentation. I know that a slide is 33.86 cm wide, so I usually build my timelines from 0.43 cm to 33.43 cm, leaving a small margin on both sides and making the total timeline 33 cm.

When placing events, I calculate their position using proportional scaling. For example, if my timeline spans 100 years and an event happens 40 years in, I calculate its position as 33/100 * 40 = 13.2 cm. I then create a box aligned with the start of the timeline (left side) and set its width to 13.2 cm. This allows me to place any event or mark the beginning of a period precisely at the right side of the box.

While this approach works, it can be tedious and time-consuming, especially when managing multiple events or adjusting for complex periods. I’m looking for a more efficient solution that simplifies proportional scaling and offers customization flexibility without disrupting my PowerPoint-based workflow.

I am on a Mac, in case that is relevant. Any tips, tools, or software recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

https://preview.redd.it/m03gxzjhbu3e1.png?width=1440&format=png&auto=webp&s=39c068750066735cd636b4c564abd1a4b19d0c10

I can do that for a picture in a single slide by clicking on the picture > goto picture format > align objects. But I want to apply this to the picture across all slides in my presentation at once.

EDIT: windows, 2024 PowerPoint, desktop

I'm creating a themed powerpoint with stars in the background that I want to switch between two rotations every few seconds, but I don't want any animation duration. So basically, I want the stars to start of at, say, 0°, and then after a few seconds, instantly switch to 1°, before switching back after a few seconds, kind of like a flickering neon sign. Does anyone have any ideas how I can do this?

I'm using Powerpoint 2016 for Windows.

Hello all,

I feel like I'm beating my head against a wall with this issue. I'm working on a new laptop and using Microsoft 365. I've built my presentation and now need to record video and audio giving the presentation for an assignment. I've checked my sound settings and windows recognizes audio from my microphone, its set as the default device, and other apps (like discord) also are registering my voice. My laptop's built-in camera shows a live preview in the working view of the slideshow when I select "cameo", but when I go to "record" the cameo video bubbles are all gone in that view. I tried recording anyway, and sure enough when I went to export, it was a video of the slide show that I'd recorded but there were no cameo video bubbles, and no audio from my mic.

I checked permissions, and my camera and mic are both set to allow apps to use them and show "Microsoft One Note" with the PowerPoint icon having "accessed" both of them at the times I tried the recordings.

Drivers are up to date.

I have no idea what to do. I uninstalled and reinstalled Microsoft 365, and it did nothing. I also opened another fresh presentation and tried to record and it doesn't work on that either, so it's not this specific project that's corrupted.

Screenshot of the video bubble being visible in the preview: (I know the camera is turned off, it does that automatically when opening the snipping tool. It's showing a live camera feed when snip is closed)

Here is the record view. As you can see, my camera and mic are enabled, the physical green light is on indicating my camera is capturing, but there is no cameo video in the corners of the slides, and the audio doesn't record.

Anyone have any ideas?

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Update 29 Nov

I've realized there's another issue with powerpoint as well. When I click the record button at the top (even though no audio or video are being captured), once I stop the recording I get the error "An error occurred with the recording. Please try again."

When I try and record only audio I also get this error when I try to play the recorded audio: "Windows Media Player cannot play the file. The Player might not support the file type or might not support the codec that was used to compress the file."

I tried quick repair and online repair both today. Neither has fixed the issue.

https://preview.redd.it/xoo796mr7n3e1.png?width=480&format=png&auto=webp&s=50f952aa6e176e8f8f895ae4a02843c9726bb768

Is there a way to lock a text box/table in place so it can't be moved, but can still be edited? Lock seems to disable editing. Thanks

Hi all, I have a cool game as a ppt, and I would like to turn off the option whereby if I click on anywhere on the screen the ppt jumps to the next slide.

I know there is an option like this I just forgot where.

Could anyone help out?

Tengo un puesto disponible para trabajar como diseñador de presentaciones, salario $400/mensual, preferiblemente venezolano para que sea más fluida la comunicación, si te interesa por favor envia un link a tu portafolio o si prefieres podemos trabajar en unas láminas de prueba (pagadas a 5$ c/u). Trabajo remoto, requerimiento mínimo tener acceso a powerpoint 2019.

Para referencia del nivel que se busca:

https://24slides.com/presentation-examples

(Edited, I am using Windows and Slidebazaar is currently Windows only)
Is Slidebazaar a safe free PowerPoint theme Website? I subscribed to their channel and have added them into a Playlist of PowerPoint tips, but when I found out they had their own website and even a way to make PowerPoints faster, I asked if it was safe or not. Not many people have recommended this website when people asked for free and safe free powerpoint themes (I only saw on person that did recommend it).

Is it safe or not

I need an answer.

Hi guys,

I made a PowerPoint with PP 2024 and I will need to open it on another pc during the exam. They use PowerPoint 2019. How can I be sure that averything will be correctly visible and working(font, theme, animations, text shade)

So I randomly started learning about powerpoint today, pretty much know how to use it now in the span of just 4-5 hours.

I am planning to create some badahh crazy slides, full of transitions and graphics (cuz I'm a graphic designer too) .. so I came to know about the "morph" transition, which I think seems like the most important transition for making my slide... But in my powerpoint I don't see any morph transition, neither do I see any 3D pictures option like the one I saw on YouTube tutorials. Some say that I have wrong settings, some say that I have to 'buy' powerpoint.. I'm confused, I already have a Powerpoint which is free to use .. or I have to 'buy' any premium version of it? If yes, then how and how much it would cost.. though I'm not planning to buy it, just asking.

Also, I need to know.. suppose I successfully create slide using some other platforms (WSP) , and there is morph transition available... Now if I save it and send to someone who doesn't maybe have WSP or Powerpoint premium, will be be able to see morph transition normally? And if not, how to tackle this.. if yes, then why many people not use WSP .. it's free and it seems like have all premium features.

One and last question, is it possible to blur the images in powerpoint?

Thinking of sharing a behind-the-scenes look at how I animate scenes in PowerPoint for my videos, as a sort of tutorial! What Powerpoint animated scene do you want me to show?

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I hope I’m able to explain this correctly.

I’ve to put together a deck of someone who will present. This person is extremely technical and well able to speak to their bullet points, but the problem is there’s so much on screen at the time, it’s hard to see which butter they’re speaking to.

Is there a way of dimming everything around that particular point as they speak through their slides?

They want to have everything on screen initially, but then work through point by point as they progress