This article is for people who use a screen reader program such as Windows Narrator, JAWS, or NVDA with Windows tools or features and Microsoft 365 products. This article is part of the Accessibility help & learning content set where you can find more accessibility information on our apps. For general help, visit Microsoft Support.
Copilot in PowerPoint works as a chat-based assistant. You can type prompts in the Copilot pane to create presentations, add slides, insert content, or summarize your presentation. This article guides you through basic tasks using Copilot in PowerPoint with your keyboard and a screen reader.
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To learn more about screen readers, refer to How screen readers work with Microsoft 365.
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Make sure you have a valid license to access Copilot in PowerPoint. For more information, refer to Microsoft 365 Copilot.
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Create a presentation from a Word document
Copilot in PowerPoint can help you to create a presentation from an existing Word document. Provide Copilot in PowerPoint with the link to your Word document, and it will generate a presentation for you.
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In PowerPoint, press the Tab key until you hear “Create with Copilot,” and then press Enter.
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Type / to open the file menu, then start typing the name of the file.
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Use the Down arrow key to browse suggestions, and press Enter to select a file.
Tip: To copy the document link, open the Word document, go to the Share tray, and copy the URL from there.
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Follow the same steps as in Create a new presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint to review topics and generate slides.
Note: Copilot may generate an outline or ask for confirmation before creating the presentation.
Insert a new slide using Copilot prompt
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Navigate to the slide where you want to add a new slide.
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Press Alt+H, FX to open the Copilot pane. Focus moves to the prompt edit box.
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In the edit box, type a prompt like “Add a slide about accessibility features,” and then press Enter.Copilot will generate the slide based on your prompt.
Insert a picture using Copilot prompt
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Navigate to the slide where you want to insert the picture.
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Press Alt+H, FX to open the Copilot pane.
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In the edit field, type a prompt like “Add an image to the current slide,” and press Enter. The selected image is inserted into the slide.
Tip: If Copilot suggests multiple images, press Shift+Tab to move to the Chat messages list, use the Up arrow key to find the message with the images, and press Enter to open it. Then, use the Tab key to select the image you want, and press Enter to insert it. You can also specify the image in your prompt. For example, “Add an image of a book.”
Summarize the presentation using Copilot prompt
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Open the presentation you want to summarize. Press Alt+H, FX to open the Copilot pane. Focus moves to the prompt edit box.
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In the edit field, type “Summarize this presentation,” and press Enter.
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Press Shift+Tab to go to the Chat messages list, then press the Up arrow key to navigate to the summary message and press Enter.
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Press the Tab key until you hear “Copy button,” and then press Enter to copy the summary.
See also
Use keyboard shortcuts to create PowerPoint presentations
Use a screen reader to explore and navigate PowerPoint
Basic tasks to create a presentation in PowerPoint with a screen reader
Add a slide or image to your presentation with Copilot in PowerPoint
Technical support for customers with disabilities
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