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August 25, 2026·Source

Explain Selected Slide Text in PowerPoint Live

Attendees in a PowerPoint Live meeting can select text on a slide and have Copilot explain it in a side pane.

Details

  • Attendees select any text on a slide and Copilot returns an explanation in the side pane, where slide content in PowerPoint Live was previously static
  • The explanation is generated within the meeting environment rather than by sending slide content elsewhere
  • Available on Windows only. Roadmap ID 557256

Best for

Letting attendees resolve a confusing slide themselves without stopping the presenter.

When to use it

You are presenting dense material and questions about one line derail the whole session.

Who benefits

Presenters running technical or detail-heavy decks, and the attendees sitting through them.

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