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Frontier: [Skills] 'Explain this presentation' built in skill in PPT Copilot (Web)

Message ID
MC1466327
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Services
Microsoft 365 appsMicrosoft Copilot (Microsoft 365)
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Stay Informed
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New featureUser impact
Rollout
September 2026

Summary

PowerPoint for the web will roll out an "Explain this presentation" skill in September 2026, providing users with an impartial summary of slides, charts, notes, key takeaways, numbers, visuals, and open questions to help understand presentations faster. A Copilot license is required.

Details

[What and why:]

Rolling out in Frontier, this skill reads the whole deck: slides, charts, tables and speaker notes, and hands back an impartial guide: the gist, the ask, the key takeaways, key numbers and open questions.

This experience can help users review and understand presentations more efficiently and identify information that may require further attention.

[Rollout schedule:]

Frontier: Rolling out in September 2026

[Impact on your organization:]

Who is affected:

  • Users with access to this feature in PowerPoint for the web.

Platform:

  • PowerPoint for the web.

After this change, users can access a personalized reading guide for a presentation. The guide provides an impartial summary of the presentation and highlights:

  • The presentation’s main idea
  • Key takeaways
  • Important numbers
  • Relevant visuals
  • Speaker notes
  • Open questions

This change is intended to help users understand presentation content more quickly.

[Action required / Recommendations:]

No action is required.

A Copilot license is required.

You may want to inform your users about this new experience and update internal training or support documentation as appropriate.

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