# Turn a PowerPoint, PDF or Word file into a presentation > Slaide turns documents into presentations in two ways. It opens a PowerPoint, PDF or Word file as editable slides, or it takes PDFs, Word files, spreadsheets, web pages and rough notes as material for a new storyline. Either way you end with a presentation you can edit and export as PowerPoint. - Source: https://ai-presentations.com/convert/ - Updated: 21 October 2026 - Language: English - German version: https://ai-presentations.com/de/umwandeln/ ## Two ways from a file to slides ### Open the file and keep editing it You open a PowerPoint, PDF or Word file of up to 30 MB in the editor. Its pages become pages you can edit; a Word file is split into slides at its headings. Up to 150 pages per import; the free plan takes the first 3 and Plus up to 12. (.pptx, .pdf, .docx) ### Use the file as material for a new deck You attach files to your brief and the AI builds a new storyline with its own structure. Up to 30 MB per file and 10 files at a time. The content is source material, never instructions. (.pdf, .docx, .xlsx, .csv, .txt, .md) ## From file to presentation in four steps A deck built from material follows the same four steps for every kind of file. 1. **Add your material:** Open a .pptx, .pdf or .docx in the editor, or attach files, paste text or add up to 3 public links to your brief. 2. **Say what the deck is for:** Name the audience and the decision. That tells the AI what to select from the material. 3. **Approve the plan:** The AI asks up to four questions and then shows one card per slide. Change what does not fit, then approve it. 4. **Edit and export:** Edit text and shapes by hand or in chat, then export an editable PowerPoint (.pptx). ## Pages - [PDF to PowerPoint](https://ai-presentations.com/convert/pdf-to-powerpoint/): Attach a PDF and choose: rebuild its pages as editable slides, or let the AI condense a long report into a short deck with its own storyline. - [Word to PowerPoint](https://ai-presentations.com/convert/word-to-powerpoint/): Turn a Word file into PowerPoint: import the .docx so its headings become slides, or let the AI write a new deck from the text. Microsoft's routes included. - [Excel to PowerPoint](https://ai-presentations.com/convert/excel-to-powerpoint/): Attach an Excel workbook and get a PowerPoint deck: tables with editable cells, charts drawn by the AI and a clear way to change the numbers later. - [Report to presentation](https://ai-presentations.com/convert/report-to-presentation/): Attach the PDF or Word report, lead with the summary, write action titles and approve a plan first. Turn a long report into a short deck with AI. - [Text to presentation](https://ai-presentations.com/convert/text-to-presentation/): Turn text into a presentation with AI: paste a draft or attach a .txt or .md file, answer a few questions and approve a page plan before the build. - [Website to presentation](https://ai-presentations.com/convert/website-to-presentation/): Turn a website into a presentation with AI: paste up to 3 public links or use the Chrome extension, then compare the facts with the page. - [Notes to slides](https://ai-presentations.com/convert/notes-to-slides/): Turn rough notes, bullet points or meeting notes into slides with AI: paste, attach or speak them, answer a few questions and approve a page plan. ## Frequently asked questions ### Can AI turn a PDF into an editable PowerPoint? Yes. Open the PDF in Slaide and its pages open in the editor as pages you can edit. Each import takes up to 150 pages: the free plan the first 3, Plus up to 12, Pro and Max the whole file. Or attach the PDF as material and let the AI write a new, shorter deck. ### Which files can Slaide use? PowerPoint, PDF and Word files of up to 30 MB open directly in the editor. As material for a new deck you can attach PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, images and text or data files such as .txt, .md and .csv, 10 files at a time. ### What is the difference between opening a file and using it as material? Opening keeps the original pages: they come back as editable slides. Using a file as material lets the AI build a new storyline with its own structure and treat your content as source material, never as instructions. ### Does importing a file cost credits? No. Importing and using a file as a template cost no credits on any plan, and your original file stays unchanged. Requests to the assistant use credits as usual. ### Can I turn notes or a website into slides? Yes. Paste or attach your notes, or paste up to 3 public links, answer a few questions and approve a page plan before the AI builds the first slide. ### Can I export the result to PowerPoint? Yes. A slide presentation exports as an editable PowerPoint (.pptx), and you can also export PDF, PNG or JPG. Tables arrive as PowerPoint tables with editable cells. --- ai-presentations.com is published by Slaide (https://www.slaide.de), a sole proprietorship run by Nathalie Scholl in Heilbronn, Germany. [How this site is written, checked and corrected](https://ai-presentations.com/editorial-policy/).