Claude for PowerPoint

Build, restyle and refine slides inside the current presentation.

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What you need

Use a paid Claude plan and a Microsoft 365 subscription build of PowerPoint. Check the official Claude pricing page for current plan details.

How to install

Start at claude.com/claude-for-microsoft-365 rather than searching the store for “Claude”.
Follow the link on that page to the Microsoft Marketplace listing called Claude for Microsoft 365. One listing covers Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
In PowerPoint, open Home or Insert > Add-ins, select the official add-in and sign in.
Open a harmless deck and confirm Claude can read the current slide.

Nuances

PowerPoint is the dependable presentation add-in. Review facts, structure and visual consistency before sharing a deck.
The add-in does not work on perpetual Office 2016 or 2019. It requires a Microsoft 365 subscription build and is not supported on iPad.
Work across Microsoft 365 apps can read context in one supported Office app and use it in another. It is off by default for Team and Enterprise until an owner enables Organization settings > Office agents > Let Claude work across apps.
The Office add-ins do not inherit an organisation's custom retention setting, and their activity is absent from Enterprise audit logs, the Compliance API and data exports.

If it will not work

If the add-in is missing, IT should deploy asset WA200010725 or use the verified PowerPoint manifest in the IT section.
Allow 24 to 72 hours after admin deployment for it to appear on the ribbon.
If the add-in appears but its pane stays blank, ask IT to allow pivot.claude.ai.

Still blocked or need company approval?Go to the IT section in the full guide

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How to install

Start at claude.com/claude-for-microsoft-365 rather than searching the store for “Claude”.

Follow the link on that page to the Microsoft Marketplace listing called Claude for Microsoft 365. One listing covers Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

In PowerPoint, open Home or Insert > Add-ins, select the official add-in and sign in.

Open a harmless deck and confirm Claude can read the current slide.

Nuances

PowerPoint is the dependable presentation add-in. Review facts, structure and visual consistency before sharing a deck.

The add-in does not work on perpetual Office 2016 or 2019. It requires a Microsoft 365 subscription build and is not supported on iPad.

Work across Microsoft 365 apps can read context in one supported Office app and use it in another. It is off by default for Team and Enterprise until an owner enables Organization settings > Office agents > Let Claude work across apps.

The Office add-ins do not inherit an organisation's custom retention setting, and their activity is absent from Enterprise audit logs, the Compliance API and data exports.