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Creating a PowerPoint Presentation Using ChatGPT

Utilizing ChatGPT as an assistant for generating text, such as writing emails, is well recognized. While it’s clear that ChatGPT cannot cook dinner, you may wonder if it can assist with generating materials beyond just text. In this article, you’ll discover another application of ChatGPT using an intermediate language—specifically, VBA for PowerPoint. You will learn:

Let’s get started!

Overview

This post is structured into three main sections:

  1. Outline of a Pitching Deck
  2. Running VBA to Obtain the PowerPoint File
  3. Generating Other File Formats

Outline of a Pitching Deck

Imagine you need to persuade a software development team to transition from Java to Python. You recognize that Python’s robust ecosystem, community support, and available resources make it a compelling choice. However, crafting a coherent pitch requires careful consideration.

You can leverage ChatGPT to help formulate this pitch. Your prompt should include:

Here’s a sample prompt you could use:

“You are an expert in Python programming and system development. Create an outline for a slide deck to persuade a Java veteran about the advantages of the Python ecosystem. Emphasize Python’s ease of use, development, and maintenance, particularly highlighting its support for scalable systems with REST API capabilities.”

Expect ChatGPT to generate an outline similar to this:

Slide Deck: Pitching the Python Ecosystem to a Java Veteran

Once satisfied with the outline, you can request ChatGPT to generate the VBA code necessary to create the PowerPoint slides.

Running VBA to Obtain the PowerPoint File

VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) allows you to automate PowerPoint. Here’s how to use it:

  1. Open PowerPoint and create a new presentation.
  2. Navigate to the “Tools” menu, click on the “Macro” submenu, and select “Visual Basic Editor.” Launching Visual Basic Editor
  3. In the VBAProject window, right-click and select “Insert”, then choose “Module.” Inserting a New Module
  4. Copy and paste the generated VBA code from ChatGPT into the module window: Pasting the VBA Code
  5. Click the “Run” button on the toolbar to execute the code.

Executing this code will generate a PowerPoint presentation populated with the content you specified. You can discard the initial, empty presentation and focus on refining the newly created slides.

Generating Other File Formats

The process outlined above demonstrates a general workflow for creating various file formats using ChatGPT.

  1. Determine the programming or markup language that applies to the desired file type. For instance, if working with Google Slides, you would use the Google Slides API.
  2. Clearly define the content to include in the files, as you did with the PowerPoint presentation. This clarity aids ChatGPT in generating the necessary content.
  3. Once all content is ready, prompt ChatGPT to generate the appropriate code that will create the final output. For example, with PDF creation, you could ask for LaTeX code, which would then need to be compiled using a LaTeX editor.

Summary

In this article, you learned how to create a PowerPoint presentation using ChatGPT. Specifically, you covered:

This approach streamlines creating presentations, providing a solid foundation for further customization and refinement.

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