What if you want to make a Presentation out of a Microsoft Word document? The obvious way is to transfer the contents from the Word document to a PowerPoint slide by copying and pasting text. However, this process might be tedious, especially if the Word document is text-heavy.
An alternative to copying and pasting contents between PowerPoint and Word files would be to convert the Word document into a PowerPoint. There are three ways to go about the conversion of Word documents to PowerPoint. They include:
Using the Export to PowerPoint Option on Office for Web
Using the Word Web App, Microsoft 365 subscribers can easily convert Word documents into PowerPoint Presentations. The Presentation is created based on all summarized sections of the Word file and using AI, images, fonts, and icons may be added.
Here are the steps to follow to use this option.
Step 1: Launch a browser (preferably a Chromium-based browser).
Step 2: Go to Word.Office.com and log in using your Microsoft 365 account details.
Step 3: Launch the Word document that you plan to convert.
Step 4: On the opened Word document, click on File.
Step 5: Click on Export.
Step 6: Select the option to Export to PowerPoint presentation.
Step 7: Choose your preferred PowerPoint theme and click on Export.
Step 8: Click on Open Presentation to view your converted document.
While this method is quick and straightforward, it has the following limitations:
- It only supports the English language.
- It cannot be used on Internet Explorer or Safari browsers.
- Media content can only be added after transformation.
Importing the Word Document Into PowerPoint
You can import Word documents directly into PowerPoint. However, before importing, users may need to format the document to …….