Updated September 25, 2026: We have updated the content and timeline. Thank you for your patience.
What and why:
We’re introducing Create interactive slides in PowerPoint for Windows.Windows, Mac and web. This capability helps users create interactive, full-slide visuals that explain complex concepts, timelines, comparisons, systems, and data.
- Users can start creating interactive slides from the PowerPoint ribbon, on the Home and Insert tabs with the "Interactive Slide" button, and in Copilot chat in PowerPoint with the "Create Interactive Slide" skill.
- Attendees will be able to interact with slides created by the skill when viewing the slide in PowerPoint Live for Microsoft Teams.
By making sophisticated visual communication easier to create directly in PowerPoint, this experience can help users communicate ideas more clearly and create engaging presentations with less manual effort.
Rollout schedule:
Frontier (Worldwide): Available now.and Microsoft 365 Insider Beta channel
- Skill now available in PowerPoint for Windows and Mac
- Ribbon Button in PowerPoint for Windows and Mac: By late September 2026
- Skill and Ribbon Button in PowerPoint for the web: By early October 2026
Impact on your organization:
Who is affected:
- PowerPoint for
WindowsWindows, Mac and web users who have access to this capability.
Platforms:
- PowerPoint for
Windows.Windows, Mac and web.
After the feature becomes available, eligible users will be able to use Create interactive slides to produce full-slide visual experiences for scenarios such as:
- Explaining complex concepts.
- Presenting timelines.
- Comparing options or information.
- Illustrating systems and relationships.
- Communicating data visually.
Organizations participating in the Microsoft Copilot Frontier program can evaluate the preview experience before general availability. Frontier capabilities are pre-release experiences and may change before reaching general availability.
Action required / recommendations:
No action is required before rollout.
We recommend that administrators:
- Review this information with presentation support, adoption, training, and help desk teams.
- Consider identifying Frontier participants who can evaluate the capability and provide feedback before general availability.
- Update internal PowerPoint guidance or training materials if your organization maintains standardized presentation-creation processes.
- Review the Microsoft Copilot Frontier program documentation: Get started with the Microsoft Copilot Frontier Program.