PowerPoint Designer in Microsoft Office 365
Like the name implies, Designer lets you create beautiful slides in no time. To use PowerPoint Designer, open the application. If you are online, PowerPoint Designer will automatically suggest options for you to add an image to the PowerPoint presentation. Next, chose the slide to which you want to add a picture. Then, go to Insert > Pictures and choose the picture you want to add. If you are using the Designer feature for the first time, a message will flash on your computer screen prompting you to grant the permission for showing design ideas. Select, Designer and hit the Let’s Go button.
When done, chose the “Let’s Go” option. PowerPoint will display design ideas. For some reason, if you do not see any PowerPoint Designer suggestions, here are the things you can try! Firstly, make sure you’re online i.e., you are connected to the Internet. PowerPoint Designer needs access to Internet for generating Design Ideas based on you uploaded content. Use images in these formats (.JPG, .PNG, .GIF, or .BMP) per slide. Also, make sure the size of the image file does not exceed larger than 200 x 200 pixels. Use a theme that is assigned by PowerPoint (not the one that you’ve downloaded from elsewhere). Make sure the layout of the slide has either the Title or Title + Content slide format. If you don’t find Designer useful, you can exit the feature by going to File > Options > General, and then un-checking the box that reads Enable PowerPoint Designer.
Please note that the Designer feature is still in the stages of development. As such, Microsoft plans to add more features to it in the near future. For instance, features likely to be accommodated include automatic color options, to pick out the prominent colors from an image and adjust the slide style accordingly.
How do I use Designs in PowerPoint 365?
To Designs or Design Ideas in PowerPoint, you need to click on the Design Ideas icon. It is visible in the Home tab. Once you do that, you can find some of the design ideas to customize or personalize your slideshow presentation. You can click on any design idea to select and start editing it.
Why can’t I use Design Ideas in PowerPoint?
Design Ideas option is available only in the latest version of PowerPoint. Therefore, if you are using an old edition of Microsoft Office, you cannot find such an option. On the other hand, if you haven’t updated your copy of Microsoft Office for a very long time, you cannot find the same. Source.
