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Check out our article \u2014 I tested how Copilot works in terms of course creation and shared a simple way to boost its output for a solid interactive course.<\/p>\nThere are plenty of polished videos showing what Copilot can do in PowerPoint. But is the tool really worth the cost for course creation?<\/p>\n
Short answer: Copilot doesn\u2019t do wonders with your course development process if you\u2019re already using AI tools. But it can save you a couple of hours per week on back and forth between tabs and manual copy\/paste.<\/p>\n
Check out our article \u2014 I tested how Copilot works in terms of course creation and shared a simple way to boost its output for a solid interactive course.<\/p>\n
To show you the process, I\u2019ll create a course on \u201cFire Prevention and Safety at Work\u201d using Microsoft Copilot for PowerPoint.<\/p>\n
If your company uses Microsoft 365 Business and you don\u2019t see Copilot in PowerPoint\u2019s Home tab, ask your IT admin to check your subscription or permissions and enable Copilot in PowerPoint.<\/p>\n To use Copilot with a Microsoft 365 Business subscription, you need to have Copilot for a Microsoft 365<\/a> subscription (different from Copilot Pro) \u2014 available for $31.50 per user\/month.<\/p>\n If you have a Microsoft 365 Personal or Microsoft 365 Family license, you should have Copilot. If you don\u2019t have access, Microsoft recommends<\/a>:<\/p>\n Note<\/strong>: Some prompts, such as \u201cCreate a presentation from {file},\u201d require a Microsoft Business subscription.<\/p>\n If you don\u2019t have an MS 365 subscription, you can use Copilot in the free PowerPoint web app. In this case, you\u2019ll need a Copilot Pro subscription<\/a>, which costs $20.00 per user\/month.<\/p>\n All the products mentioned here have free monthly trials.<\/p>\n Important<\/strong>: Copilot will replace your current presentation, so make sure to save anything you have already worked on.<\/p>\n You can create a new presentation with Microsoft Copilot PowerPoint in three ways:<\/p>\n For course creation, I think the best option is to generate a presentation from a file. You can focus on quality content first and then let AI turn it into a draft presentation.<\/p>\n Source: YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n If you already have pictures to insert, you can add them to your text document, and Copilot will use them to create a presentation.<\/p>\n If you have a branded PowerPoint template, open it before generating a presentation. Copilot will use that template for the new presentation.<\/p>\n The Microsoft website also states that you can use your on-brand images. Here is Microsoft\u2019s guide on how to connect an organization\u2019s asset library to Copilot<\/a>.<\/p>\n Source: Microsoft Support<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Since I don\u2019t have a Business subscription, I tried to generate a presentation with a prompt \u2014 Copilot generates a presentation by inserting AI-generated text.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s how to try the feature:<\/p>\n After you click on the \u201cReplace with a presentation about\u2026\u201d Copilot button, you\u2019ll see this window:<\/p>\n I find this Copilot feature quite useless, especially for course content creation:<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what I got after providing a basic outline and instructions within the 2,000-character limit. It looks clean, but the design is repetitive and plain. The text (no surprise) is too generic and keeps repeating itself.<\/p>\n Copilot can offer royalty-free stock images<\/a> to insert based on your request.<\/p>\n You can also generate a picture.<\/p>\n You can generate a slide with the presentation summary or just summarize it in the chat to use outside of PowerPoint.<\/p>\n If you need your PowerPoint course to be in multiple languages, Copilot simplifies the process. You don\u2019t have to translate the text in a separate tool and manually insert it across slides \u2014 and then repeat that process over and over.<\/p>\n Copilot allows you to translate the entire presentation directly in PowerPoint. The content will mostly be accurate, but it\u2019s best to have a native speaker proofread it.<\/p>\n Just ask for a translation in a specific language, and Copilot will create a copy in that language.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s my summary of how Copilot works and its pros and cons to help you decide if it\u2019s worth adding to your workflow.<\/p>\n Pros<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Cons<\/p>\n<\/div>\n If you create a self-paced course with Copilot, you\u2019ll still end up with a lot of manual work to make your new presentation engaging \u2014 especially in terms of adding interactions and quizzes.<\/p>\n When using it in PowerPoint, Microsoft Copilot can only support you with instructions on how to create animations and generate questions from the content (which you\u2019ll probably do anyway before jumping into PowerPoint).<\/p>\n In my experience, the best solution is a PowerPoint-based authoring tool. iSpring Suite<\/a> is probably the only solid option in this category. A 14-day free trial<\/a> is available.<\/p>\n This is a highly intuitive, PowerPoint-based authoring tool that speeds up the authoring process. Once installed, I found that it provides multiple ready-made templates specifically designed for course development.<\/p>\n Here is the proof from a client<\/a>:<\/p>\n \u201cThe entire development process starts from building quizzes with iSpring Suite, then getting them validated by our Research and Development team, and finally they are delivered to our sales representatives.<\/p>\n This way, I need about 5 hours to create one complete quiz that may include from 25 to 30 questions. It\u2019s like 3 hours of creation and 2 hours of validation, respectively.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Here is what the process looks like in practice.<\/p>\n 1) You get access to 14 question types \u2014 from basic ones like multiple-choice to advanced formats like drag-and-drop, sequencing, and even Likert scale. It\u2019s perfect for all kinds of quizzes and self-checks. Just pick what you need.<\/p>\n 2) Insert your question and answer options. Customize the question design, add media and introduction slides, and set up cheat-proof testing rules: limit the time and the number of attempts allowed, apply branching, and more.<\/p>\n 3) Click on Save<\/strong> on the home tab and return to the course.<\/p>\n 4) Find your quiz in the PowerPoint presentation.<\/p>\n Here is how it looks in action:<\/p>\n That\u2019s it. No hyperlinking or multiple slide creation! To compare the quiz creation process with PowerPoint alone and with iSpring Suite installed, check out this comprehensive guide:<\/p>\n iSpring Suite interactions are templates that help structure information for better understanding and memory. They support active learning by letting users click on infographics to digest content in small visual chunks. Here\u2019s how to do that:<\/p>\n 1) Choose from 14 templates for almost any type of information. I\u2019ll try the Steps interaction.<\/p>\n 2) Input your text.<\/p>\n 3) Get it into your slide.<\/p>\n Here is how it looks in action:<\/p>\n In contrast, here\u2019s what\u2019s necessary to create interactions in PowerPoint manually<\/a>.<\/p>\n iSpring Suite Max is an advanced plan of authoring tool with a set of cloud-based tools to simplify your course development process further. Here is what you\u2019ll get in the package, on top of the quiz and interaction templates:<\/p>\n 1) Regularly updated content library<\/strong>. 127,000+ editable course templates, characters, backgrounds, and images. Each content type has helpful search and detailed filters, so you\u2019ll save a ton of time when searching or creating content assets. Plus, the library keeps growing with every product update.<\/p>\n 2) A text-to-speech feature<\/strong> for making realistic voice-overs in 53 languages right in PowerPoint.<\/p>\n 3) A video tool<\/strong> for recording and enhancing your video with narration, visual hints, annotations, and special effects.<\/p>\n 4) Role-play simulation<\/strong>. These are great for creating branching dialogues; they\u2019re used for sales, customer service training, teaching foreign languages, and developing communication skills. You can even build an entire course around conversations to create a sense of presence in a self-paced format. Managers or mentors can send simulation results to their email addresses or LMS.<\/p>\n 5) An AI-powered scrollable course builder<\/strong> that you can use to quickly create content, and then convert it into a PowerPoint course using Copilot\u2019s option to generate a presentation from a file.<\/p>\n You can chat with AI about your content, rewrite, fix grammar, translate, summarize, and even generate quizzes.<\/p>\n 6) Effortless publishing<\/strong> to iSpring Cloud or any LMS in SCORM or other standards like xAPI, cmi5, and AICC.<\/p>\n 7) Online team collaboration<\/strong> to review course projects and get them approved faster.<\/p>\n Comment section in iSpring Cloud<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n 8) An adaptive player<\/strong> to ensure your content looks flawless on every device and platform. By the way, it maintains all PPT animations and transitions intact.<\/p>\n 9) Customer support<\/strong>. iSpring Suite support is available 24\/7 via phone, chat, and email on weekdays and email on weekends. 83% of all cases are resolved within 2 hours.<\/p>\n 10) Reporting<\/strong>. Learners\u2019 quiz results are automatically emailed to them and their instructors. Quizzes published in an LMS can be turned into reports based on user and course.<\/p>\n Here are answers to common questions about using Copilot in PowerPoint.<\/p>\n Yes. When it comes to AI that helps create presentations in the PowerPoint window (not other software), we\u2019ve only found Plus AI, which works as a PowerPoint add-in.<\/p>\n Based on our quick test, Plus AI has more customization at the prompt stage (language choice, 100k character prompts, number of slides, variety of document formats to attach) and delivers better results in terms of slide design.<\/p>\n Compared to Copilot, you can\u2019t chat with AI but only input the initial prompt and then request listed actions.<\/p>\n Some users complain about poor customer support. On their support page, they mention that they are a small team and it may take a couple of business days for them to handle your request.<\/p>\n The price is comparable to Copilot. A free trial is available.<\/p>\n According to Microsoft, the Mac desktop app supports all the Copilot for PowerPoint features that are available for Windows.<\/p>\n Copilot in PowerPoint might save a significant amount of time in specific cases \u2014 like if you\u2019re new to PowerPoint or when you need to translate PowerPoint courses into multiple languages regularly.<\/p>\n But from my experience and user feedback, its abilities for course creation are still quite limited.<\/p>\n That said, AI tools evolve quickly. So it\u2019s a good idea to check Copilot updates<\/a> every few months to see if it\u2019s made any major advances in terms of what it can do for PowerPoint.<\/p>\n If you want to speed up advanced PowerPoint course creation, iSpring Suite Max can help with its quiz templates, interactions, text-to-speech function, and role-play simulations. Sign up for a 14-day free trial<\/a> to see if the solution fits your course creation needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Tip<\/strong>: If you ask Copilot something less straightforward or don\u2019t get the results you want, try asking it to refine your prompt.<\/p>\nStep 1. Add Copilot to PowerPoint<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>\nThe Pros and Cons of Copilot in PowerPoint<\/h2>\n
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<\/div>\nHow to Improve Copilot Outputs with Less Manual Editing<\/h2>\n
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<\/div>\n How to Create a Quiz in PowerPoint<\/a><\/p>\nDesigning interactions<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>\nMore reasons to use iSpring Suite Max for course creation<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\n\nFAQ on How to Use Copilot in PowerPoint<\/span><\/h2>\n
Are there alternative AI solutions for PowerPoint?<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>\nHow to use Copilot in PowerPoint on Mac<\/h3>\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n