How to use Microsoft Copilot AI to add images to PowerPoint

Creating a PowerPoint presentation can be a highly time-consuming task, whether it’s for a university project or some professional office work.

However, with Microsoft Copilot AI, users can generate drafts in a matter of minutes, suggest and insert images, and create PowerPoint presentations from Word documents.

Microsoft Copilot’s image generator is built on the same underlying DALL-E-3 model used in ChatGPT and will save you lots of time in the long run.

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Gadinsider has a step-by-step guide to using Microsoft Copilot to add images to PowerPoint.

Here’s how to use Copilot to add stock images

Choose a slide

1. Open PowerPoint and choose the slide

Select Copilot

1. Now, select the Copilot icon, and in the message box, type “add an image of”
2. Next, describe the type of image you want to add using natural language, for example, “a student using a laptop”
3. Then click the “Send” icon

Review the image

1. Copilot will look for stock images for you and automatically select one, placing it on the slide.

How to ask Copilot to generate images for PowerPoint

Choose a slide

• Open PowerPoint on the web or in Windows and choose the slide on which you want the image placed.

Select Copilot

• Now, click the Copilot icon and type "create an image of" in the message box followed by a description of your image.
• Once you've finished your description, click the “Send” icon to submit your request to Copilot.

Review the images

• A collection of images will appear.
• Review the thumbnails and choose an image you want to use.
• Now click “Insert” and the image will be added to your slide.