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Updated November 11, 2025: This capability has been cancelled for now. We recognize its importance and plan to reintroduce it as part of upcoming Copilot enhancements in PowerPoint at a later time. No admin action needed.
Introduction
We’re introducing the ability to reference a PDF file when creating a slide using Copilot in PowerPoint. This enhancement enables users to extract and reuse content from cloud-stored PDFs, streamlining slide creation and improving productivity.
This feature is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs 497536, 497540, and 497541.
When this will happen
General Availability (Worldwide): This capability has been cancelled for now.
How this will affect your organization
With this update, users can reference PDF files stored in OneDrive or SharePoint when using the “New Slide with Copilot” button in PowerPoint or the “Add a slide” option from the Copilot pane. Copilot will access the entire PDF file (text-based only) to generate slide content.
Key details:
- Supported files: Text-based PDFs stored in OneDrive or SharePoint. Password-protected or scanned/image-based PDFs are not supported.
- File size: Recommended maximum size is 24MB for optimal performance.
- Platform support: Available across PowerPoint for Windows, Mac, and Web.
- Prompting guidance: Users can click the paperclip icon or use the backslash (\) to reference a file. For large files, including the topic of interest in the prompt improves results.
- Licensing: Requires the Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on ($30/user/month). Not available with Copilot included in Microsoft 365 SKUs alone.
- Availability: This feature is available to tenants with Copilot enabled. There are no admin controls to enable or disable it.
- User control: Users can choose to keep or delete Copilot-generated slides.
- Telemetry: Usage of this feature is tracked.
This feature does not remove or alter any existing functionality. It is being added to the existing “New Slide with Copilot” experience.
What you need to do to prepare
- Inform your users about this new capability.
- Encourage them to explore how referencing PDFs can help them create slides more efficiently.
- No admin action is required for this update.
Learn more: Add a slide from a file with Copilot in PowerPoint
Compliance considerations
No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.
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Change History
Updated August 28, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Introduction
We’re introducing the ability to reference a PDF file when creating a slide using Copilot in PowerPoint. This enhancement enables users to extract and reuse content from cloud-stored PDFs, streamlining slide creation and improving productivity.
This feature is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs 497536, 497540, and 497541.
When this will happen
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in mid-October late (previously August 2025) and expect to complete by late November 2025 (previously late September).
How this will affect your organization
With this update, users can reference PDF files stored in OneDrive or SharePoint when using the “New Slide with Copilot” button in PowerPoint or the “Add a slide” option from the Copilot pane. Copilot will access the entire PDF file (text-based only) to generate slide content.
Key details:
- Supported files: Text-based PDFs stored in OneDrive or SharePoint. Password-protected or scanned/image-based PDFs are not supported.
- File size: Recommended maximum size is 24MB for optimal performance.
- Platform support: Available across PowerPoint for Windows, Mac, and Web.
- Prompting guidance: Users can click the paperclip icon or use the backslash (\) to reference a file. For large files, including the topic of interest in the prompt improves results.
- Licensing: Requires the Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on ($30/user/month). Not available with Copilot included in Microsoft 365 SKUs alone.
- Availability: This feature is available to tenants with Copilot enabled. There are no admin controls to enable or disable it.
- User control: Users can choose to keep or delete Copilot-generated slides.
- Telemetry: Usage of this feature is tracked.
This feature does not remove or alter any existing functionality. It is being added to the existing “New Slide with Copilot” experience.
What you need to do to prepare
- Inform your users about this new capability.
- Encourage them to explore how referencing PDFs can help them create slides more efficiently.
- No admin action is required for this update.
Learn more: Add a slide from a file with Copilot in PowerPoint
Compliance considerations
No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.
Updated November 11, 2025: This capability has been cancelled for now. We recognize its importance and plan to reintroduce it as part of upcoming Copilot enhancements in PowerPoint at a later time. No admin action needed.
Introduction
We’re introducing the ability to reference a PDF file when creating a slide using Copilot in PowerPoint. This enhancement enables users to extract and reuse content from cloud-stored PDFs, streamlining slide creation and improving productivity.
This feature is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs 497536, 497540, and 497541.
When this will happen
General Availability (Worldwide): This capability has been cancelled for now.
How this will affect your organization
With this update, users can reference PDF files stored in OneDrive or SharePoint when using the “New Slide with Copilot” button in PowerPoint or the “Add a slide” option from the Copilot pane. Copilot will access the entire PDF file (text-based only) to generate slide content.
Key details:
- Supported files: Text-based PDFs stored in OneDrive or SharePoint. Password-protected or scanned/image-based PDFs are not supported.
- File size: Recommended maximum size is 24MB for optimal performance.
- Platform support: Available across PowerPoint for Windows, Mac, and Web.
- Prompting guidance: Users can click the paperclip icon or use the backslash (\) to reference a file. For large files, including the topic of interest in the prompt improves results.
- Licensing: Requires the Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on ($30/user/month). Not available with Copilot included in Microsoft 365 SKUs alone.
- Availability: This feature is available to tenants with Copilot enabled. There are no admin controls to enable or disable it.
- User control: Users can choose to keep or delete Copilot-generated slides.
- Telemetry: Usage of this feature is tracked.
This feature does not remove or alter any existing functionality. It is being added to the existing “New Slide with Copilot” experience.
What you need to do to prepare
- Inform your users about this new capability.
- Encourage them to explore how referencing PDFs can help them create slides more efficiently.
- No admin action is required for this update.
Learn more: Add a slide from a file with Copilot in PowerPoint
Compliance considerations
No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.
Updated August 21, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Introduction
We’re introducing the ability to reference a PDF file when creating a slide using Copilot in PowerPoint. This enhancement enables users to extract and reuse content from cloud-stored PDFs, streamlining slide creation and improving productivity.
This feature is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs 497536, 497540, and 497541.
When this will happen
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in late August 2025 (previously early August) and expect to complete by late September 2025.
How this will affect your organization
With this update, users can reference PDF files stored in OneDrive or SharePoint when using the “New Slide with Copilot” button in PowerPoint or the “Add a slide” option from the Copilot pane. Copilot will access the entire PDF file (text-based only) to generate slide content.
Key details:
- Supported files: Text-based PDFs stored in OneDrive or SharePoint. Password-protected or scanned/image-based PDFs are not supported.
- File size: Recommended maximum size is 24MB for optimal performance.
- Platform support: Available across PowerPoint for Windows, Mac, and Web.
- Prompting guidance: Users can click the paperclip icon or use the backslash (\) to reference a file. For large files, including the topic of interest in the prompt improves results.
- Licensing: Requires the Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on ($30/user/month). Not available with Copilot included in Microsoft 365 SKUs alone.
- Availability: This feature is available to tenants with Copilot enabled. There are no admin controls to enable or disable it.
- User control: Users can choose to keep or delete Copilot-generated slides.
- Telemetry: Usage of this feature is tracked.
This feature does not remove or alter any existing functionality. It is being added to the existing “New Slide with Copilot” experience.
What you need to do to prepare
- Inform your users about this new capability.
- Encourage them to explore how referencing PDFs can help them create slides more efficiently.
- No admin action is required for this update.
Learn more: Add a slide from a file with Copilot in PowerPoint
Compliance considerations
No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.
Updated August 28, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Introduction
We’re introducing the ability to reference a PDF file when creating a slide using Copilot in PowerPoint. This enhancement enables users to extract and reuse content from cloud-stored PDFs, streamlining slide creation and improving productivity.
This feature is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs 497536, 497540, and 497541.
When this will happen
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in mid-October late (previously August 2025) and expect to complete by late November 2025 (previously late September).
How this will affect your organization
With this update, users can reference PDF files stored in OneDrive or SharePoint when using the “New Slide with Copilot” button in PowerPoint or the “Add a slide” option from the Copilot pane. Copilot will access the entire PDF file (text-based only) to generate slide content.
Key details:
- Supported files: Text-based PDFs stored in OneDrive or SharePoint. Password-protected or scanned/image-based PDFs are not supported.
- File size: Recommended maximum size is 24MB for optimal performance.
- Platform support: Available across PowerPoint for Windows, Mac, and Web.
- Prompting guidance: Users can click the paperclip icon or use the backslash (\) to reference a file. For large files, including the topic of interest in the prompt improves results.
- Licensing: Requires the Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on ($30/user/month). Not available with Copilot included in Microsoft 365 SKUs alone.
- Availability: This feature is available to tenants with Copilot enabled. There are no admin controls to enable or disable it.
- User control: Users can choose to keep or delete Copilot-generated slides.
- Telemetry: Usage of this feature is tracked.
This feature does not remove or alter any existing functionality. It is being added to the existing “New Slide with Copilot” experience.
What you need to do to prepare
- Inform your users about this new capability.
- Encourage them to explore how referencing PDFs can help them create slides more efficiently.
- No admin action is required for this update.
Learn more: Add a slide from a file with Copilot in PowerPoint
Compliance considerations
No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.
Updated August 13, 2025: We have updated the content below to show as intended. Thank you for your patience.
We’re introducing the ability to reference a PDF file when creating a slide using Copilot in PowerPoint. This enhancement enables users to extract and reuse content from cloud-stored PDFs, streamlining slide creation and improving productivity.
This feature is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs 497536, 497540, and 497541.
When this will happen
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in early August 2025 and expect to complete by late September 2025.
How this will affect your organization
With this update, users can reference PDF files stored in OneDrive or SharePoint when using the “New Slide with Copilot” button in PowerPoint or the “Add a slide” option from the Copilot pane. Copilot will access the entire PDF file (text-based only) to generate slide content.
Key details:
- Supported files: Text-based PDFs stored in OneDrive or SharePoint. Password-protected or scanned/image-based PDFs are not supported.
- File size: Recommended maximum size is 24MB for optimal performance.
- Platform support: Available across PowerPoint for Windows, Mac, and Web.
- Prompting guidance: Users can click the paperclip icon or use the backslash (\) to reference a file. For large files, including the topic of interest in the prompt improves results.
- Licensing: Requires the Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on. Not available with Copilot included in Microsoft 365 SKUs alone.
- Availability: This feature is available to tenants with Copilot enabled. There are no admin controls to enable or disable it.
- User control: Users can choose to keep or delete Copilot-generated slides.
- Telemetry: Usage of this feature is tracked.
This feature does not remove or alter any existing functionality. It is being added to the existing “New Slide with Copilot” experience.
What you need to do to prepare
- Inform your users about this new capability.
- Encourage them to explore how referencing PDFs can help them create slides more efficiently.
- No admin action is required for this update.
Learn more: Add a slide from a file with Copilot in PowerPoint
Compliance considerations
No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.
Updated August 21, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
Introduction
We’re introducing the ability to reference a PDF file when creating a slide using Copilot in PowerPoint. This enhancement enables users to extract and reuse content from cloud-stored PDFs, streamlining slide creation and improving productivity.
This feature is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs 497536, 497540, and 497541.
When this will happen
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in late August 2025 (previously early August) and expect to complete by late September 2025.
How this will affect your organization
With this update, users can reference PDF files stored in OneDrive or SharePoint when using the “New Slide with Copilot” button in PowerPoint or the “Add a slide” option from the Copilot pane. Copilot will access the entire PDF file (text-based only) to generate slide content.
Key details:
- Supported files: Text-based PDFs stored in OneDrive or SharePoint. Password-protected or scanned/image-based PDFs are not supported.
- File size: Recommended maximum size is 24MB for optimal performance.
- Platform support: Available across PowerPoint for Windows, Mac, and Web.
- Prompting guidance: Users can click the paperclip icon or use the backslash (\) to reference a file. For large files, including the topic of interest in the prompt improves results.
- Licensing: Requires the Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on ($30/user/month). Not available with Copilot included in Microsoft 365 SKUs alone.
- Availability: This feature is available to tenants with Copilot enabled. There are no admin controls to enable or disable it.
- User control: Users can choose to keep or delete Copilot-generated slides.
- Telemetry: Usage of this feature is tracked.
This feature does not remove or alter any existing functionality. It is being added to the existing “New Slide with Copilot” experience.
What you need to do to prepare
- Inform your users about this new capability.
- Encourage them to explore how referencing PDFs can help them create slides more efficiently.
- No admin action is required for this update.
Learn more: Add a slide from a file with Copilot in PowerPoint
Compliance considerations
No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.
Introduction
We’re introducing the ability to reference a PDF file when creating a slide using Copilot in PowerPoint. This enhancement enables users to extract and reuse content from cloud-stored PDFs, streamlining slide creation and improving productivity.
This feature is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs 497536, 497540, and 497541.
When this will happen
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in early August 2025 and expect to complete by late September 2025.
How this will affect your organization
With this update, users can reference PDF files stored in OneDrive or SharePoint when using the “New Slide with Copilot” button in PowerPoint or the “Add a slide” option from the Copilot pane. Copilot will access the entire PDF file (text-based only) to generate slide content.
Key details:
- Supported files: Text-based PDFs stored in OneDrive or SharePoint. Password-protected or scanned/image-based PDFs are not supported.
- File size: Recommended maximum size is 24MB for optimal performance.
- Platform support: Available across PowerPoint for Windows, Mac, and Web.
- Prompting guidance: Users can click the paperclip icon or use the backslash (\) to reference a file. For large files, including the topic of interest in the prompt improves results.
- Licensing: Requires the Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on ($30/user/month). Not available with Copilot included in Microsoft 365 SKUs alone.
- Availability: This feature is available to tenants with Copilot enabled. There are no admin controls to enable or disable it.
- User control: Users can choose to keep or delete Copilot-generated slides.
- Telemetry: Usage of this feature is tracked.
This feature does not remove or alter any existing functionality. It is being added to the existing “New Slide with Copilot” experience.
What you need to do to prepare
- Inform your users about this new capability.
- Encourage them to explore how referencing PDFs can help them create slides more efficiently.
- No admin action is required for this update.
Learn more: Add a slide from a file with Copilot in PowerPoint
Compliance considerations
No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.
Updated August 13, 2025: We have updated the content below to show as intended. Thank you for your patience.
We’re introducing the ability to reference a PDF file when creating a slide using Copilot in PowerPoint. This enhancement enables users to extract and reuse content from cloud-stored PDFs, streamlining slide creation and improving productivity.
This feature is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap IDs 497536, 497540, and 497541.
When this will happen
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in early August 2025 and expect to complete by late September 2025.
How this will affect your organization
With this update, users can reference PDF files stored in OneDrive or SharePoint when using the “New Slide with Copilot” button in PowerPoint or the “Add a slide” option from the Copilot pane. Copilot will access the entire PDF file (text-based only) to generate slide content.
Key details:
- Supported files: Text-based PDFs stored in OneDrive or SharePoint. Password-protected or scanned/image-based PDFs are not supported.
- File size: Recommended maximum size is 24MB for optimal performance.
- Platform support: Available across PowerPoint for Windows, Mac, and Web.
- Prompting guidance: Users can click the paperclip icon or use the backslash (\) to reference a file. For large files, including the topic of interest in the prompt improves results.
- Licensing: Requires the Microsoft 365 Copilot add-on. Not available with Copilot included in Microsoft 365 SKUs alone.
- Availability: This feature is available to tenants with Copilot enabled. There are no admin controls to enable or disable it.
- User control: Users can choose to keep or delete Copilot-generated slides.
- Telemetry: Usage of this feature is tracked.
This feature does not remove or alter any existing functionality. It is being added to the existing “New Slide with Copilot” experience.
What you need to do to prepare
- Inform your users about this new capability.
- Encourage them to explore how referencing PDFs can help them create slides more efficiently.
- No admin action is required for this update.
Learn more: Add a slide from a file with Copilot in PowerPoint
Compliance considerations
No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.
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