How to create PowerPoint presentations with ChatGPT

Creating presentations can be time-consuming and quite tedious. But what if there was a quick and easy way to make AI-powered PowerPoint presentations? With ChatGPT, you can create beautiful PPTs with just a click!

In this article, we will explain how to integrateChatGPT into PowerPoint using a plugin. By incorporating ChatGPT, you can generate more engaging and impactful content for your presentation. If you are unfamiliar with ChatGPT, it is an advanced language model that generates human-like conversational responses.ChatGPT has gained immense popularity in recent months.

Benefits of integrating ChatGPT into PowerPoint

Integrating ChatGPT into MS PowerPoint (PPT) offers numerous advantages:

• It helps improve the quality and clarity of presentation content.
• It quickly generates PowerPoint presentation slides for you.
• It automates the presentation preparation process.

How to use ChatGPT in PowerPoint

You can now generate slides with just a click of a button using the ChatGPT plugin (add-in) for MS PowerPoint. The process of integrating ChatGPT into MS PowerPoint is incredibly simple and seamless. To download the add-in, click on the link below. This add-in is completely free to use and compatible with all versions of Office Desktop and Office 365. Furthermore, no additional software or tools are required to use this add-in.

Get your OpenAI API key

Follow the steps below to get your OpenAI API key for ChatGPT

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. ClickCreate 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

Is the ChatGPT API free?

The ChatGPT plugin for PowerPoint is completely free to use and compatible with all versions of MS PowerPoint. However, please note that the OpenAI API does have associated costs. These charges are very minimal and vary depending on your API usage. Therefore, if you do not use the API at all in a particular month, you will not be charged for that period. For more detailed pricing information, it is best to refer to OpenAI’s pricing documentation.

ChatGPT API and your privacy

OpenAI’s data privacy policy clearly states that they do not use user data sent through their API to train their models. API inputs and outputs remain separate and are not used in the training of their related models.

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

1. Navigate to the folder where the downloaded add-in file is located.
2. Right-click the right-click on the file and select Properties from the menu.
3. Scroll down to the bottom of the General tab, find the security option and check the Unlock checkbox. Finally, click OK to apply the changes.

Follow the steps below to install the ChatGPT add-in in MS PowerPoint.

1. Open PowerPoint and navigate to the Filetab on the ribbon.
2. Choose Options and then select Add-insfrom the left menu.
3. In the Manage dropdown menu at the bottom of the screen, select PowerPoint Add-insand 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 selected 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 the ChatGPT add-in for PowerPoint

Follow the below steps to use the ChatGPT plug-in for MS PowerPoint.

1. Open a new or existing MS PowerPoint presentation
2. Click on the ChatGPT > PPT Creator
3. Type the topic for which you want to ask ChatGPT to assist in preparing a PowerPoint presentation.
4. Enter the number of slides you want ChatGPT to generate
5. Press the Submit
6. Enter your API Key. It requires API key once.
7. The PowerPoint presentation will be created and displayed within seconds
8. Go to the Design tab and select the theme to enhance the layout and beautify your slides.

How to enable conversation history?

By default, the ChatGPT API does not remember past conversations. It considers each API request as a new chat, hence it does not recall your previous questions when providing answers.

If you want ChatGPT to recall previous conversations, you can enable conversation history by clicking on the ” Chat ” button in the plug-in. You can watch the demo video below to see it in action.

If you want ChatGPT to recall previous conversations, you can enable conversation history by clicking on the ” Chat ” button in the plug-in. You can watch the demo video below to see it in action.

When you first click on the “Chat” button and ask ChatGPT to create a presentation by providing instructions on the topic and the number of requested slides, the presentation file is generated accordingly.

Subsequently, you can click the “Chat” button again and provide instructions on how to improve the presentation file generated by the ChatGPT API. The instructions can include adding more details or adding/removing specific slides. The primary goal is to enhance the presentation and align it with your desired output.

To start a new chat, click on the Reset button. It clears the previous conversation history.

How to style the PowerPoint presentation

You have two options to define the style of the PowerPoint presentation generated using the ChatGPT add-in.

1. Custom template: to define the style of your template/theme and set it in the add-in, check the “Use my theme” checkbox. It accepts two file formats .potx and .thmx
2. Office Themes: you can select built-in Office themes by clicking on the
   Design tab in the ribbon.

How to Optimize ChatGPT Output

There is a parameter in the API called “temperature” that ranges from 0 to 2. Increasing the value will generate more random output, while decreasing the value will generate more focused output. You can adjust this parameter by clicking the Fine Tune Response button in the ChatGPT tab on the ribbon.

If you want ChatGPT to generate creative content for the presentation, you would set the temperature to a higher value. This would allow ChatGPT to explore a wider range of possibilities and generate more creative text. If you want ChatGPT to answer a question accurately, you would set the temperature to a lower value. This would help ChatGPT to focus on the task at hand and generate more accurate text.

There is no ideal temperature setting. It depends on the task you are trying to accomplish. It is important to experiment with different settings to find the one that works best for you.
Update API Key: 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 may also need to do this if you want to change the model type, for example, switching from GPT-3.5 to GPT-4. After you have completed the update, you can view your updated API key and model type by clicking the ”
Verify Key ” button.

Error: you have exceeded your current quota. Check your plan and billing details. This error says that you need to upgrade to a paid account. The cost is charged based on API usage (not on a monthly or annual plan). OpenAI calls this a “pay as you go” plan. Go to the OpenAI website. Log in, go to Billing, and sign up for Pay as you go with your debit or credit card. If the problem persists, it means that you are making a large number of requests to ChatGPT or that your current quota limit has been set too low.

The model: gpt-4 does not exist: this error occurs when you do not have access to the GPT-4 API. You need to sign up for the waitlist to get access. This is mandatory even if you have a ChatGPT Plus subscription (paid version of ChatGPT). Having a ChatGPT Plus subscription does not guarantee API access to GPT-4.

Steps to use ChatGPT and VBA to create PowerPoint Presentations

This method does not require the ChatGPT API, but it is less efficient and robust than the ChatGPT for PowerPoint plugin described in the previous section.
I would recommend using the ChatGPT plug-in because it is less prone to errors and automates the entire process of creating slides in the PowerPoint presentation.

Follow the steps below to use VBA code to generate PowerPoint slides from ChatGPT.

Step 1: go to the ChatGPT website. Use the following prompt to write an outline for a PowerPoint presentation using VBA code.

Write VBA code to create the PowerPoint slides for this deck. Write about [topic]. You must fill in all the text from your knowledge. I need [number] slides. The output should be based on slide number.

Example: write VBA code to create the PowerPoint slides for this deck. Write about the threats of artificial intelligence. You must fill in all the text from your knowledge. I need 5 slides. The output should be based on slide number.

Step 2: copy the VBA code generated by ChatGPT by clicking on the
Copy code button that appears on the right side of the ChatGPT window.

Step 3: open PowerPoint. Press Alt + F11 to open the VBA editor.

Step 4: in the VBA editor, click on Insert and then select Module from the menu to insert a new module.

Step 5: paste the code you copied from ChatGPT into the module window.

Step 6: run the code by pressing F5 or by clicking the ► icon.

Step 7: close the VBA editor and view the generated PowerPoint presentation.

Step 8: click on the Design tab and select the theme to embellish your slides.

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