Editable PowerPoint import: bring your deck in and keep editing it in AhaSlides

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Editable PowerPoint import: an imported slide open in the AhaSlides editor, next to the Import slides and Import as editable slides choices
Editable PowerPoint import: an imported slide open in the AhaSlides editor, next to the Import slides and Import as editable slides choices1920×1080 156 KB

Import your PowerPoint, keep its formatting and animations, and keep editing in AhaSlides.

Until now, importing a PowerPoint into AhaSlides brought each slide in as a picture. That is great for presenting a deck exactly as designed, but the moment you spot a typo or want to change a date, you are back in PowerPoint, exporting and importing all over again.

Not any more.

:inbox_tray: What’s new

Editable PowerPoint import turns your .pptx file into normal AhaSlides slides. Your text, shapes and layout arrive as real AhaSlides content, so you can click into any slide and change it right there in the editor.

:gear: How to use it

  1. Upload your PowerPoint: click Import on your My Presentations dashboard, or the import icon in the editor, and choose your .pptx file.
  2. Pick Import as editable slides: this is the new option, marked Beta.
  3. Keep editing: your slides land in your presentation, ready to change. Then add polls, quizzes and word clouds between them, wherever you want the room to join in.

Watch the 1-minute tutorial:

:shuffle_tracks_button: Two ways to bring a deck in

When you upload a .pptx file, you now get two choices:

  • Import slides: each slide comes in as an image, looking exactly as you designed it. Pick this when you only want to present the deck as it is, or if a file will not convert.
  • Import as editable slides (Beta): each slide comes in as AhaSlides content you can edit. Pick this when you want to keep working on the deck in AhaSlides.

:sparkles: What carries over

  • Text, shapes and layout, all editable.
  • Formatting, so your deck keeps its look.
  • Animations, which you can fine-tune in the Animate tab.

Good to know: a few complex elements may come in as images. Every deck is different, so give your imported slides a quick look before you present.

:open_book: Help Centre article: Import a PowerPoint or PDF file

:speech_balloon: Tell us how it went

This is a Beta, and your decks are the best test we could ask for. Try importing one of yours, then tell us in the replies below, or email amy@ahaslides.com: what came through well, what did not look quite right, and what you would like it to handle next. If something did not convert, a quick description of the slide helps us fix it faster.

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Anyone try it yet? I could also add/edit animation right inside PPT. Hope it would make it much easier to work with your PPT files!

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